3Com Wireless 8760 Dual-radio Web Management Interface format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in 3Com Wireless 8760 Dual-radio. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web Management Interface. Such manipulation leads to format string. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-6395. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in 3Com Wireless 8760 Dual-radio (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The web management interface in 3Com Wireless 8760 Dual Radio 11a/b/g PoE Access Point allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a malformed HTTP POST request.

The weakness was disclosed 03/04/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-6395. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43186 (3Com Wireless 8760 Access Point HTTP Request Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44890), SecurityFocus (BID 30988†), SecurityTracker (ID 1020807†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24616†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

• 3Com

Name

• Wireless 8760 Dual-radio

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: http://www.3com.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: 3com.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6395 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6395
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46952
X-Force: 44890
SecurityFocus: 30988 - 3Com Wireless 8760 Dual-Radio 11a/b/g PoE HTTP POST Request Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1020807
Vulnerability Center: 24616 - 3Com Wireless 8760 Dual Radio 11a/b/g PoE Remote DoS Vulnerability via Malformed HTTP POST Request, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/24/2025 20:29
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (46), 02/20/2017 10:04 (9), 08/04/2021 20:04 (3), 11/29/2024 10:52 (15), 05/24/2025 20:29 (2)
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