CVE-2023-40462

Summary

CVE-2023-40462 is a vulnerability affecting the ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier versions. This issue allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition by bypassing input sanitization during authentication. The ACEManager recovers from the DoS attack by restarting itself within ten seconds of becoming unavailable, but other router functions remain unaffected. This vulnerability could potentially be exploited to disrupt network services and cause downtime. Users are strongly encouraged to update their ALEOS software to a version that addresses this issue.

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