NETGEAR FVS318 Web-Based Administration DoS

NETGEAR FVS318 Web-Based Administration DoS

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Vulnerability ID Number:
0406211

Overview:
A vulnerability has been found in the Netgear FVS318 VPN Router Web-Based Administration.

Vendor:
Netgear (http://www.netgear.com)

Vulnerability/Exploit:
A user can deny access to the web-based administration by establishing 7 connections to the web-based administration port (80). Until the 7 connections are closed, the router administrator cannot access the web-based administration.

Workaround:
None so far.

Date Discovered:
June 21, 2004

Severity:
Medium

Credit:
Paul Kurczaba
Kurczaba Associates
http://www.kurczaba.com/
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Received on Jun 22 2004