CVE-2014-3979 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service by submitting crafted usernames that trigger the firewall to blacklist the victim's IP address.
- 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-2014-3979?
CVE-2014-3979 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Bytemark Symbiosis allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted username, which triggers the firewall to blacklist the IP.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3979?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bytemark Symbiosis.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-3979 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-2014-3979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-75x4-vcwf-q8pc.