CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-10227

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Zyxel USG50 Security Appliance and NWA3560-N Access Point allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by flooding with ICMPv4 Port Unreachable packets, leading to high CPU consumption.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt the operation of devices, potentially causing service outages within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to monitor network traffic and implement ICMP packet filtering to minimize the risk of DoS attacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Zyxel USG50 Security Appliance and NWA3560-N Access Point allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a flood of ICMPv4 Port Unreachable packets.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS