CVE-2005-0499 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Gigafast routers by sending malformed DNS queries when the DNS proxy option is enabled.
- 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-2005-0499?
CVE-2005-0499 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Gigafast router (aka CompUSA router) with the DNS proxy option enabled allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed DNS queries.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0499?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gigafast Ethernet Gigafast Router.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0499?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0499 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-2005-0499 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0499 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9p65-8pvf-v2wr.