CVE-2008-2092 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Linksys SPA-2102 phone adapter by sending oversized ping packets, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2008-2092?
CVE-2008-2092 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Linksys SPA-2102 Phone Adapter 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long ping packet ("ping of death"). NOTE: the severity of this issue has been disputed since there are limited attack scenarios.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2092?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linksys Spa-2102 Phone Adapter.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2092?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2092 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-2008-2092 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2092 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c2wp-4gfx-wrxh.