Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in Linksys WIP 330, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
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TITLE:
Linksys WIP 330 "PhoneCtrl.exe" Denial of Service
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23256
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23256/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
DoS
WHERE:
>From local network
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Linksys WIP 330
http://secunia.com/product/12837/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Linksys WIP 330, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error when a nmap
port scan is performed on the full port-range of the IP address of
the device. This can be exploited to crash PhoneCtrl.exe resulting in
a DoS.
The vulnerability is reported in firmware version 1.00.06A. Other
versions may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Restrict usage to trusted networks only.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Armijn Hemel
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