CVE-2020-28095 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can crash a Tenda AC1200 router into an infinite boot loop by sending a large HTTP POST request to the password change API.
- 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-2020-28095?
CVE-2020-28095 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Tenda Ac6 Firmware, published on 30 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
On Tenda AC1200 (Model AC6) 15.03.06.51_multi devices, a large HTTP POST request sent to the change password API will trigger the router to crash and enter an infinite boot loop.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28095?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tenda Ac6 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-28095?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-28095 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-2020-28095 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28095 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tenda Ac6 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2v9x-c45w-29qx.