CVE-2019-16288 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can crash Tenda N301 wireless routers by sending a long string in the wifiSSID parameter, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2019-16288?
CVE-2019-16288 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
On Tenda N301 wireless routers, a long string in the wifiSSID parameter of a goform/setWifi POST request causes the device to crash.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16288?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tenda N301 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-16288?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16288 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-2019-16288 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16288 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j32j-gw3p-5wwc.