CVE-2014-7255 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on SEIL Series routers by flooding them with NTP requests, consuming CPU and traffic resources.
- 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-2014-7255?
CVE-2014-7255 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Dec 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Internet Initiative Japan Inc. SEIL Series routers SEIL/X1 2.50 through 4.62, SEIL/X2 2.50 through 4.62, SEIL/B1 2.50 through 4.62, and SEIL/x86 Fuji 1.70 through 3.22 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and traffic consumption) via a large number of NTP requests within a short time, which causes unnecessary NTP responses to be sent.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7255?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Iij Seil B1 Firmware, Iij Seil X1 Firmware, Iij Seil X2 Firmware, Iij Seil X86 Fuji Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2014-7255?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-7255 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-2014-7255 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7255 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8cv-cvmh-jg5w.