CVE-2008-6497 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a network outage on Neostrada Livebox ADSL routers by sending multiple HTTP requests to a specific URI.
- 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-2008-6497?
CVE-2008-6497 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Neostrada Livebox ADSL Router allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network outage) via multiple HTTP requests for the /- URI.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6497?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tp Neostrada Livebox Adsl Router.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6497?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6497 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-2008-6497 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6497 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wr5p-hwm7-65qv.