CVE-2013-4806 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause routing disruption or leak sensitive data via crafted OSPF LSA packets on HP network devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-4806?
CVE-2013-4806 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2013. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The OSPF implementation on HP JD9##A routers; HP J4###A, J484#B, J8###A, JD3##A, JE###A, and JF55#A switches; HP 3COM routers and switches; and HP H3C routers and switches does not consider the possibility of duplicate Link State ID values in Link State Advertisement (LSA) packets before performing operations on the LSA database, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (routing disruption) or obtain sensitive packet information via a crafted LSA packet, a related issue to CVE-2013-0149.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4806?
It affects 17 products.
Products include Hp 3com Router, Hp 5500-24g-4sfp Hi Switch With 2 Interface Slots, Hp 5500-24g-Poe Ei Switch, Hp 5500-24g-Poe Si Switch, Hp 5500-24g-Sfp Dc Ei Switch, Hp 5500-24g-Sfp Ei Switch and 11 more.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4806?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4806 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-4806 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4806 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4j55-mgmq-6r7m.