CVE-2019-19506 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause the Tenda PA6 Wi-Fi Powerline extender to reboot by sending a specially crafted UDP packet, resulting in 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-2019-19506?
CVE-2019-19506 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Tenda PA6 Wi-Fi Powerline extender 1.0.1.21 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the "homeplugd" process. By sending a specially crafted UDP packet, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the device to reboot.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19506?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tendacn Pa6 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-19506?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19506 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-2019-19506 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19506 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f768-3gq4-8x3g.