CVE-2005-4275 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the cable modem by sending a specific malformed IP packet, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2005-4275?
CVE-2005-4275 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Scientific Atlanta DPX2100 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), as demonstrated using hping2. NOTE: the provenance of this issue is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4275?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Scientific Atlanta Dpx2100 Cable Modem.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4275?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4275 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-2005-4275 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-4275 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v2cx-5pw8-pvw6.