CVE-2008-6122 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Netgear WGR614v9 web management interface by sending a request containing a question mark.
- 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-2008-6122?
CVE-2008-6122 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The web management interface in Netgear WGR614v9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request that contains a question mark ("?").
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6122?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netgear Wgr614.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6122?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6122 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-2008-6122 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6122 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mppv-45m9-j6q4.