CVE-2014-2304 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can crash the Open Floodlight SDN controller by sending malformed OpenFlow messages, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-2304?
CVE-2014-2304 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in version 0.90 of the Open Floodlight SDN controller software could result in a denial of service attack and crashing of the controller service. This effect is the result of a flaw in OpenFlow protocol processing, where specific malformed and mistimed FEATURES_REPLY messages cause the controller service to not delete switch and port data from its internal tracking structures.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2304?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Projectfloodlight Open Sdn Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2304?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2304 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-2014-2304 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2304 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x4h9-gj8q-g5vf.