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New exploit, Eternal Silence, attacking Upnp. Are we protected?

trippytaka
Level 7

‎02-02-2022 03:02 PM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 10:35 PM by Community Admin

just wondering if my latest firmware for my GT-AX6000 is protected from this newest serious vulnerability,


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/277-000-routers-exposed-to-eternal-silence-attacks-vi...
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xeromist
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‎02-03-2022 06:48 PM

I would just disable UPNP. It's risky to use for this very reason. Multiple vulnerabilities have been found with UPNP over the years and patching for one of them only helps until the next one is found.
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trippytaka
Level 7
In response to xeromist

‎02-06-2022 02:51 PM

xeromist wrote:
I would just disable UPNP. It's risky to use for this very reason. Multiple vulnerabilities have been found with UPNP over the years and patching for one of them only helps until the next one is found.


turned it off, everything is working fine so far I guess i will just port forward manually if i need it thanks
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