A vulnerability was found in Tenda W12 3.0.0.7(4763). This issue affects the function cgiSysWebTimeoutSet of the file /bin/httpd of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation of the argument web_over_time results in denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.
Weakness
The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.
Potential Mitigations
- Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- For example, languages such as Java, Ruby, and Lisp perform automatic garbage collection that releases memory for objects that have been deallocated.
Related Attack Patterns
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