First published: Tue Nov 20 2007(Updated: )
The Belkin F5D7230-4 Wireless G Router allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (degraded networking and logging) via a flood of TCP SYN packets, a related issue to CVE-1999-0116.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Belkin F5D9230-4 |
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CVE-2007-6040 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service on the Belkin F5D7230-4 Wireless G Router.
To fix CVE-2007-6040, update the firmware of the Belkin F5D7230-4 Wireless G Router to the latest version provided by the manufacturer.
The consequences of CVE-2007-6040 include degraded networking performance and impaired logging on affected routers.
CVE-2007-6040 specifically affects the Belkin F5D7230-4 Wireless G Router.
A possible workaround for CVE-2007-6040 is to restrict access to the router's management interface and monitor network traffic to mitigate SYN flood attacks.