CVE-2018-18442: High severity d-link dcs-825l vulnerability

Published Dec 20, 2018
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Updated

D-Link DCS-825L devices with firmware 1.08 do not employ a suitable mechanism to prevent denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. An attacker can harm the device availability (i.e., live-online video/audio streaming) by using the hping3 tool to perform an IPv4 flood attack. Verified attacks includes SYN flooding, UDP flooding, ICMP flooding, and SYN-ACK flooding.

Affected Software

2 affected components
D-Link Dcs-825l Firmware=1.08
Dlink DCS-825L

Event History

Dec 20, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-18442?

CVE-2018-18442 is a vulnerability that impacts D-Link DCS-825L devices with firmware 1.08.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-18442?

CVE-2018-18442 has a severity rating of 7.5 (high).

3

How does CVE-2018-18442 affect D-Link DCS-825L devices?

CVE-2018-18442 allows an attacker to perform a denial-of-service (DoS) attack, which can disrupt the availability of live-online video/audio streaming on D-Link DCS-825L devices.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2018-18442?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2018-18442 by using the hping3 tool to perform an IPv4 flood attack on vulnerable D-Link DCS-825L devices.

5

Is there a fix for CVE-2018-18442?

Currently, there is no known fix or patch available for CVE-2018-18442. It is recommended to contact D-Link for further information and updates regarding this vulnerability.

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