CVE-2017-17065 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can crash the D-Link DIR-605L router by sending an overly long password in HNAP authentication requests.
- 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-2017-17065?
CVE-2017-17065 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-605L Model B before FW2.11betaB06_hbrf devices, related to the code that handles the authentication values for HNAP. An attacker can cause a denial of service (device crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending a sufficiently long string in the password field of the HTTP Basic Authentication section of the HTTP request.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17065?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dlink Dir-605l Model B Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17065?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17065 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-2017-17065 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17065 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m47j-8m4h-p58q.