Executive Summary

FORE PowerHub versions prior to 5.0.1 can be remotely attacked by sending a TCP SYN scan that triggers a denial‑of‑service condition, causing the device to hang. The vulnerability is exploitable through standard OS fingerprinting tools such as nmap, allowing attackers to disrupt network operations without authentication.

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Authoritative CVE Metadata - CVSS Base Score: 5.0 (MEDIUM) - Published: 2005-01-05T05:00:00.000 - Last Modified: 2026-09-25T20:10:00.123

Original Description: FORE PowerHub before 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a TCP SYN scan with TCP/IP OS fingerprinting, e.g. via nmap.

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