Denial of Service Vulnerability in Motorola SURFboard SB4200 Cable Modem
CVE-2006-5196

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Motorola

Status
Surfboard
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 October 2006

What is CVE-2006-5196?

The HTTP interface of the Motorola SURFboard SB4200 Cable Modem is susceptible to a denial of service attack, which can be triggered by a specially crafted request containing the MfcISAPICommand set to SecretProc along with an excessively long string in the Secret parameter. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to crash the device, rendering it non-functional and disrupts internet connectivity for users.

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4054
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29617
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploi...
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EPSS Score

5% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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