CVE-2002-1236 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Linksys BEFSR41 router by sending a malformed HTTP request to the management interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1236?
CVE-2002-1236 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The remote management web server for Linksys BEFSR41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router before firmware 1.42.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request to Gozila.cgi without any arguments.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1236?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linksys Befsr41.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1236?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1236 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2002-1236 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1236 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-46p7-9x6f-9v2j.