CVE-2005-2577 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wyse Winterm thin clients by sending a malformed packet with a zero IP option length.
- 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-2005-2577?
CVE-2005-2577 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Wyse Winterm 1125SE running firmware 4.2.09f or 4.4.061f allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a packet with a zero in the IP option length field.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2577?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wyse Winterm.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2577?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2577 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-2005-2577 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2577 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6v2p-hmm2-44rr.