CVE-2008-1265 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a Linksys WRT54G router to restart by sending long credentials to the FTP interface.
- 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-2008-1265?
CVE-2008-1265 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Linksys WRT54G router allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via a long username and password to the FTP interface.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1265?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linksys Wrt54g.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1265?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1265 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-2008-1265 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1265 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3r5-53f7-hjxr.