CVE-2006-4523

Public Exploit

Description

The web-based management interface in 2Wire, Inc. HomePortal and OfficePortal Series modems and routers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a CRLF sequence in a GET request.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 11.45% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28578	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21583	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443906/100/100/threaded	mailing list
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2246	exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1489	third party advisory
http://www.mexhackteam.org/prethoonker/DoS_ADV_2Wire.txt	url repurposed
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19634	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4523?: CVE-2006-4523 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4523?: To fix CVE-2006-4523, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4523 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4523 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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