PT-2017-9765 · Moxa · Moxa Awk-3131A Wireless Access Point

Published 2017-04-13 · Updated 2022-12-13 · CVE-2016-8723

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point version 1.1

Description A null pointer dereference issue exists in the Web Application functionality. Sending an HTTP GET request without a preceding '/' can cause a segmentation fault in the web server. An attacker can exploit this by sending unexpected HTTP GET requests.

Recommendations For Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point version 1.1, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the web server or avoiding HTTP GET requests without a preceding '/' until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8723

Affected Products

Moxa Awk-3131A Wireless Access Point

References · 3

• 🔥 http://talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0237 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8723 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8723 · Security Note