CVE-2008-4135 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Symbian OS devices by sending multiple deauthentication frames, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-4135?
CVE-2008-4135 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Sep 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Symbian OS S60 3rd edition on the Nokia E90 Communicator 07.40.1.2 Ra-6 and Nseries N82 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via multiple deauthentication (DeAuth) frames.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4135?
It affects 1 product.
Products include S60 Symbian Os.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4135?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4135 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-2008-4135 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-4135 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rm9x-vwvj-8wv2.