Netcore NR256CN through 1.5.140116 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Boa web server's user_auth() function that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the server via a malformed Authorization header. Attackers can send a Basic Authorization value lacking a colon, such as one decoding to a single character, to protected routes like /router/get_user_type.cgi to kill the main Boa process and deny management interface access.

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Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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References
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https://github.com/lukadqq/netcore-router-public-refs/blob/a44d562736b41c944223297e9144d2ad7fa2aff1/2026.10.15-netcore-nr256cn-basic-auth-null-deref.md cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netcore-nr256cn-through-1.5.140116-boa-web-server-null-pointer-dereference-dos cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Description Netcore NR256CN through 1.5.140116 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Boa web server's user_auth() function that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the server via a malformed Authorization header. Attackers can send a Basic Authorization value lacking a colon, such as one decoding to a single character, to protected routes like /router/get_user_type.cgi to kill the main Boa process and deny management interface access.
Title Netcore NR256CN through 1.5.140116 Boa Web Server NULL Pointer Dereference DoS
Weaknesses CWE-476
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T17:40:00.612Z

Reserved: 2026-10-16T14:31:23.090Z

Link: CVE-2026-111710

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-16T18:17:55.207

Modified: 2026-10-16T19:03:18.127

Link: CVE-2026-111710

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T19:00:11Z

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