Test ID:	11891
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	LinkSys EtherFast Router Denial of Service Attack
Summary:	URL results in DoS of Linksys router
Description:	The remote host seems to be a Linksys EtherFast Cable Firewall/Router. This product is vulnerable to a remote Denial of service attack : if logging is enabled, an attacker can specify a long URL which results in the router becoming unresponsive. See also: http://www.digitalpranksters.com/advisories/linksys/LinksysBEFSX41DoSa.html Solution: Update firmware to version 1.45.3 http://www.linksys.com/download/firmware.asp?fwid=172. Risk: High
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 8834
Copyright	This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Matt North

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