WatchGuard SOHO Firewall multiple GET requests denial of service
| watchguard-soho-get-dos (5665) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WatchGuard SOHO Firewall is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, due to a vulnerability in the Web administration interface. A remote attacker can send a large number of GET requests (70 or more) to the firewall to consume available free memory. The firewall must be restarted to regain normal functionality.
Platforms Affected:
- WatchGuard, WatchGuard SOHO 1.6.x
- WatchGuard, WatchGuard SOHO 2.1.3 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Watchguard SOHO firmware (later than 2.2.1), available from the WatchGuard Technologies Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Securax Security Advisory Securax-SA-10, Watchguard SOHO 2.2 Denial of Service at http://securax.org/pers/scx-sa-10.txt.
- WatchGuard Technologies Web site, WatchGuard SOHO Firewall Software Updates at http://bisd.watchguard.com/SOHO/Downloads/swupdates.asp.
- BID-2082: Watchguard SOHO 2.2 Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2001-0049: WatchGuard SOHO FireWall 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of GET requests.
Reported:
Dec 04, 2000
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