CVE-2020-9375 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on TP-Link Archer C50 V3 routers by sending a crafted HTTP Header with an unexpected Referer field.

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-2020-9375?

CVE-2020-9375 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

TP-Link Archer C50 V3 devices before Build 200318 Rel. 62209 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTTP Header containing an unexpected Referer field.

Weakness: CWE-772

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9375?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tp-Link Archer C50.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9375?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9375 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-2020-9375 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9375 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2h24-74j8-q5hx.

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