CVE-2006-5233 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service reboot on Polycom SoundPoint IP phones by sending long URLs to the HTTP daemon.
- 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-2006-5233?
CVE-2006-5233 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Oct 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Polycom SoundPoint IP 301 VoIP Desktop Phone, firmware version 1.4.1.0040, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via (1) a long URL sent to the HTTP daemon and (2) unspecified manipulations as demonstrated by the Nessus http_fingerprinting_hmap.nasl script.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5233?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Polycom Soundpoint Ip 301.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5233?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5233 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-2006-5233 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5233 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q2wc-rv5p-5hv3.