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Samsung DVR SHR2040 Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA31752
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Release Date:
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2008-09-10
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Last Update:
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2008-10-07
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Popularity:
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753 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| OS: | Samsung DVR SHR2040
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-4380
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Description:
Alex Hernandez has reported a vulnerability in Samsung DVR SHR2040, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the web interface when processing overly long requests. This can be exploited to cause a DoS by sending malicious requests to a vulnerable device.
Solution:
Use a firewall or proxy to filter malicious requests.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Alex Hernandez
Changelog:
2008-10-07: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/6394
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