CVE-2018-14336 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause connectivity loss on TP-Link WR840N routers by sending packets with random MAC addresses.
- 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-2018-14336?
CVE-2018-14336 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
TP-Link WR840N devices allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connectivity loss) via a series of packets with random MAC addresses.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14336?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tp-Link Wr840n.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14336?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14336 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-2018-14336 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14336 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jhp3-q93p-23pg.