CVE-2018-16950 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause connectivity loss on Inteno DG400 routers by sending packets with random MAC addresses.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-16950?

CVE-2018-16950 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Inteno DG400 WU7U_ELION3.11.6-170614_1328 devices allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connectivity loss) via a series of packets with random MAC addresses, as demonstrated by macof.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16950?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Inteno Dg400 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16950?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16950 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-2018-16950 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16950 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v7j6-2fcf-85v8.

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