CVE-2005-4215 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Motorola SB5100E cable modems by sending malformed LAND attack packets, causing service disruption.
- 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-2005-4215?
CVE-2005-4215 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Motorola SB5100E Cable Modem allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via an IP packet with the same source and destination IPs and ports, and with the SYN flag set (aka LAND).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4215?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Motorola Motorola Cable Modem.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4215?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4215 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-2005-4215 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4215 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8qq-fqgv-mw3c.