Compex NetPassage WPE54G uConfig denial of service

netpassage-udp-dos (24968)

Medium Risk

Description:

The Compex NetPassage WPE54G multi-function wireless access point is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability in the uConfig agent. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted UDP packets to port 7778 to cause an affected device to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	5.6
Access Vector:	Remote
Access Complexity:	High
Authentication:	Not Required
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial
Temporal Score:	4.5
Exploitability:	Unproven
Remediation Level:	Unavailable
Report Confidence:	Uncorroborated

Consequences:

Denial of Service

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.

References:

• Compex Web site: WPE54G-ENT22 22dBm 802.11.g Wireless Access Point w/ RP SMA Connector.
• Compex Web site: WPE54G-ENT 802.11g Multifunctional Access Point w/ RP SMA Connector.
• BID-16894: Compex NetPassage WPE54G Denial Of Service Vulnerability
• CVE-2006-0960: uConfig agent in Compex NetPassage WPE54G router allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unresposiveness) via crafted datagrams to UDP port 7778.
• SA19037: Compex NetPassage WPE54G Denial of Service Vulnerability
• SECTRACK ID: 1015690: Compex NetPassage WPE54G Router Lets Remote Users Crash the UConfig Agent Service
• VUPEN/ADV-2006-0780: Compex NetPassage WPE54G Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

• Compex Compex WPE54G

Reported:

Mar 01, 2006

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