CVE-2006-4765 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service on NETGEAR DG834GT routers by sending a long string in the login username field.
- 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-2006-4765?
CVE-2006-4765 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NETGEAR DG834GT Wireless ADSL router running firmware 1.01.28 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang) via a long string in the username field in the login window.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4765?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netgear Dg834gt.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4765?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4765 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-2006-4765 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4765 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g2mh-w2pc-px3f.