CVE-2014-7278 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a persistent web-interface outage on ZyXEL Security Gateways by sending malicious JavaScript in login form data.
- 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-2014-7278?
CVE-2014-7278 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The login page on the ZyXEL SBG-3300 Security Gateway with firmware 1.00(AADY.4)C0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent web-interface outage) via JavaScript code within unspecified "welcome message" form data that is improperly handled during use for the loginMsg variable's value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-7277.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7278?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Zyxel Sbg3300-N, Zyxel Sbg3300-N Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2014-7278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-7278 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-2014-7278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9r9m-5qr9-wxj8.