CVE-2018-17006 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published 13 Sep 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Authenticated attackers can crash router services by sending long JSON data to the firewall management interface.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-17006?

CVE-2018-17006 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on TP-Link TL-WR886N 6.0 2.3.4 and TL-WR886N 7.0 1.1.0 devices. Authenticated attackers can crash router services (e.g., inetd, HTTP, DNS, and UPnP) via long JSON data for firewall lan_manage mac2.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17006?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tp-Link Tl-Wr886n Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-17006?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-17006 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-2018-17006 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17006 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2wfr-qvwg-f4gq.