CVE-2005-2912 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Linksys WRT54G routers by sending HTTP POST requests with negative Content-Length values.
- 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-2005-2912?
CVE-2005-2912 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Sep 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Linksys WRT54G router allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and server hang) via an HTTP POST request with a negative Content-Length value.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2912?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linksys Wrt54g.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2912?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2912 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-2005-2912 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2912 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g286-4pqc-c6jr.