CVE-2017-12568 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can hang Brother DCP-J132W printers by flooding them with HTTP packets, disrupting network connectivity.
- 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-2017-12568?
CVE-2017-12568 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Denial of Service vulnerability in Debut embedded httpd 1.20 in Brother DCP-J132W (and probably other DCP models) allows remote attackers to hang the printer (disrupting its network connection) by sending a large amount of HTTP packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12568?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Brother Dcp-J132w Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12568?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12568 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-2017-12568 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12568 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4xr2-4g9r-xr8j.