CVE-2018-11492 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause denial of service on ASUS HG100 devices by flooding them with IPv4 packets.

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-2018-11492?

CVE-2018-11492 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ASUS HG100 devices allow denial of service via an IPv4 packet flood.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11492?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Asus Hg100 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11492?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11492 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-2018-11492 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mvp7-6w38-76fr.

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