CVE-2014-5425 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in IOServer via a null DNP3 header, impacting industrial control systems.

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-2014-5425?

CVE-2014-5425 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IOServer before Beta2112.exe allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and master entry consumption) via a null DNP3 header.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5425?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ioserver Ioserver.

How do I fix CVE-2014-5425?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5425 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-2014-5425 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5425 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-45mr-rrvf-mvx7.

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