CVE-2002-1865 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash D-Link and Linksys wireless routers via a buffer overflow in the embedded HTTP server using a long Host header.
- 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-2002-1865?
CVE-2002-1865 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the Embedded HTTP server, as used in (1) D-Link DI-804 4.68, Dl-704 V2.56b6, and Dl-704 V2.56b5 and (2) Linksys Etherfast BEFW11S4 Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router 1.37.2 through 1.42.7 and Linksys WAP11 1.3 and 1.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long header, as demonstrated using the Host header.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1865?
It affects 4 products.
Products include D-Link Di-804, D-Link Dl-704, Linksys Befw11s4, Linksys Wap11.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1865?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1865 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-2002-1865 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1865 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2gm5-h3fj-mwv3.