VUPEN Security - Dreambox DM500 Web Interface Denial of Service Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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Title : Dreambox DM500 Web Interface Denial of Service Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2472
CVE ID : CVE-2008-3936
CWE ID : CWE-20 - CWE-400
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-09-02

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A vulnerability has been identified in Dreambox DM500, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is caused by an error in the web interface when processing malformed or overly long requests, which could allow remote attackers to create a denial of service condition.

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Marc Ruef (scip AG).

ChangeLog

2008-09-02 : Initial release

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