What is the severity of CVE-2017-8219?

CVE-2017-8219 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its ability to allow denial of service attacks on affected devices.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8219?

To mitigate CVE-2017-8219, update the firmware of TP-Link C2 and C20i devices to a version later than 0.9.1_4.2_v0032.0_build_160706.

Which devices are affected by CVE-2017-8219?

CVE-2017-8219 affects TP-Link C2 and C20i devices running firmware version 0.9.1_4.2_v0032.0_build_160706 or earlier.

What type of attack does CVE-2017-8219 enable?

CVE-2017-8219 enables a denial of service attack against the HTTP server of the affected devices via a crafted Cookie header.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2017-8219?

There is no documented workaround for CVE-2017-8219, so updating the firmware is the recommended approach.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-8219

medium

6.5

CWE

25/4/2017

16/9/2024

CVE-2017-8219: Input Validation

First published: Tue Apr 25 2017(Updated: )

TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n allow DoSing the HTTP server via a crafted Cookie header to the /cgi/ansi URI.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
TP-Link C2 Firmware	<=0.9.1_4.2_v0032.0_build_160706
TP-Link C2 Firmware
TP-Link C20i Firmware	<=0.9.1_4.2_v0032.0_build_160706
TP-Link Archer C20i

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Reference Links

https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-02-09-tplink-c2-and-c20i-vulnerable.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8219?
CVE-2017-8219 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its ability to allow denial of service attacks on affected devices.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8219?
To mitigate CVE-2017-8219, update the firmware of TP-Link C2 and C20i devices to a version later than 0.9.1_4.2_v0032.0_build_160706.
Which devices are affected by CVE-2017-8219?
CVE-2017-8219 affects TP-Link C2 and C20i devices running firmware version 0.9.1_4.2_v0032.0_build_160706 or earlier.
What type of attack does CVE-2017-8219 enable?
CVE-2017-8219 enables a denial of service attack against the HTTP server of the affected devices via a crafted Cookie header.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2017-8219?
There is no documented workaround for CVE-2017-8219, so updating the firmware is the recommended approach.

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