19386 : Cisco Linksys WRT54G POST Request Malformed Content Length DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-09-13

Time to Vendor Response
20 days

Description

Linksys Wireless-G Router WRT54G contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when issuing a HTTP POST request with a negative Content-Length value, which causes the httpd to stop responding resulting in a loss of availability.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to firmware 4.20.7 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Cisco Systems, Inc.	Linksys Wireless-G Router WRT54G	Firmware 3.01.03
		Firmware 3.03.6
		Firmware 4.00.7

References

Security Tracker: 1014894
Bugtraq ID: 14822
Secunia Advisory ID: 16806
Related OSVDB ID: 19387 19388 19389 19390
CVE ID: 2005-2912 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 22253
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-09/0389.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=308&type=vulnerabilities
Vendor URL: http://www.linksys.com/

Tools & Filters

	20096

Credit

Greg MacManus - iDefense Labs

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-09-15 | Disagree?

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