CVE-2006-6538 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on D-Link DWL-2000AP+ devices by flooding ARP requests or replies.
- 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-2006-6538?
CVE-2006-6538 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
D-LINK DWL-2000AP+ firmware 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause (1) a denial of service (device reset) via a flood of ARP replies on the wired or wireless (radio) link and (2) a denial of service (device crash) via a flood of ARP requests on the wireless link.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6538?
It affects 1 product.
Products include D-Link Dwl-2000ap\+.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6538?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6538 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-2006-6538 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6538 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2pqg-9xqc-m3rw.