CVE-2014-6258 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption in Zenoss Core by triggering arbitrary regular-expression matches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-6258?
CVE-2014-6258 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2014. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An unspecified endpoint in Zenoss Core through 5 Beta 3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by triggering an arbitrary regular-expression match attempt, aka ZEN-15411.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6258?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zenoss Zenoss Core.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6258?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6258 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-2014-6258 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6258 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4mrg-jh4w-5g4w.