CVE-2014-5418 GE Multilink Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on GE Multilink switches by sending crafted packets, leading to resource exhaustion or reboots.
- 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-2014-5418?
CVE-2014-5418 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in GE ML810/3000/3100 series switch, published on 17 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GE Multilink ML800, ML1200, ML1600, and ML2400 switches with firmware 4.2.1 and earlier and Multilink ML810, ML3000, and ML3100 switches with firmware 5.2.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or reboot) via crafted packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5418?
It affects 14 products.
Products include Ge Multilink Ml1200, Ge Multilink Ml1200 Firmware, Ge Multilink Ml1600, Ge Multilink Ml1600 Firmware, Ge Multilink Ml2400, Ge Multilink Ml2400 Firmware and 8 more.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5418?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5418 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-2014-5418 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5418 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in GE ML810/3000/3100 series switch
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8ch7-q54x-q3wc.