CVE-2010-1544 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service and device reboot on RCA DCM425 cable modems by sending a long string to TCP port 80.
- 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-2010-1544?
CVE-2010-1544 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Apr 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
micro_httpd on the RCA DCM425 cable modem allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) via a long string to TCP port 80.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1544?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Acme Micro Httpd, Rca Digital Cable Modem.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1544?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1544 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-2010-1544 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1544 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p3rr-vc49-3pfg.