CVE-2021-20642 Denial of service in LAN-W300N/RS

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A remote attacker can cause a denial-of-service condition on LOGITEC LAN-W300N/RS routers by sending a specially crafted URL.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-20642?

CVE-2021-20642 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in LOGITEC CORPORATION LAN-W300N/RS, published on 12 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in LOGITEC LAN-W300N/RS allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a specially crafted URL.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20642?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Logitech Lan-W300n\/Rs Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20642?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20642 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-2021-20642 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20642 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4wxc-gch7-6j67.

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