CVE-2016-10227 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption by flooding ICMPv4 Port Unreachable packets to Zyxel devices.
- 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-2016-10227?
CVE-2016-10227 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Zyxel USG50 Security Appliance and NWA3560-N Access Point allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a flood of ICMPv4 Port Unreachable packets.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10227?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Zyxel Nwa3560-N Firmware, Zyxel Usg50 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10227?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10227 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-2016-10227 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10227 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-69qp-9fmq-hh37.