NULL pointer dereference in Moxa Awk-3131a
CVE-2016-8723
An exploitable null pointer dereference exists in the Web Application functionality of Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point running firmware 1.1. Any HTTP GET request not preceded by an '/' will cause a segmentation fault in the web server. An attacker can send any of a multitude of potentially unexpected HTTP get requests to trigger this vulnerability.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Moxa Awk-3131a
- Moxa Awk-3131a Firmware — versions 1.1
- Moxa Awk-3131a Series Industrial Ieee 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless Ap/bridge/client — versions 1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0237/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8723?
- CVE-2016-8723 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moxa Awk-3131a, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8723?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-8723 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.