CVE-2007-6040 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Belkin wireless routers by flooding TCP SYN packets, degrading network performance and logging.
- 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-2007-6040?
CVE-2007-6040 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Belkin F5D7230-4 Wireless G Router allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (degraded networking and logging) via a flood of TCP SYN packets, a related issue to CVE-1999-0116.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6040?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Belkin F5d7230-4.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6040 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-2007-6040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qfp8-p689-pjw7.