CVE-2017-1000020 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting eCos Embedded Web Servers used in various SOHO routers, including those from TOTOLINK and GREATEK. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass web authentication by sending SYN or FIN flood packets, gaining complete control over the device remotely or locally. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the attack requires no user interaction and has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ecos:embedded_web_servers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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