CVE-2008-6497

Public Exploit

Description

The Neostrada Livebox ADSL Router allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network outage) via multiple HTTP requests for the /- URI.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.39% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/33026 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/50673 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47183 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7387 exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499010/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32696 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6497?
CVE-2008-6497 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6497?
To fix CVE-2008-6497, 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-2008-6497 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-6497 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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