CVE-2019-5055
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Host Access Point Daemon (hostapd) on the NETGEAR N300 (WNR2000v5 with Firmware Version V1.0.0.70) wireless router. A SOAP request sent in an invalid sequence to the <WFAWLANConfig:1#PutMessage> service can cause a null pointer dereference, resulting in the hostapd service crashing. An unauthenticated attacker can send a specially-crafted SOAP request to trigger this vulnerability.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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references (5)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5055cnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0832cnnvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0832cnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0832enisa_euvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0832ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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