CVE-2023-3206 Chengdu VEC40G denial of service

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Chengdu VEC40G devices by manipulating the restart parameter in the send_order.cgi endpoint.

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-2023-3206?

CVE-2023-3206 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Chengdu VEC40G, published on 12 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Chengdu VEC40G 3.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /send_order.cgi?parameter=restart. The manipulation of the argument restart with the input reboot leads to denial of service. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-231229 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-404

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3206?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Feiyuxing Vec40g Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2023-3206?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3206 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-2023-3206 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3206 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w4q9-8q4f-fh7h.

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