CVE-2014-8478 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by sending malformed HTTP requests to Siemens SCALANCE switches.
- 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-2014-8478?
CVE-2014-8478 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The web server on Siemens SCALANCE X-300 switches with firmware before 4.0 and SCALANCE X 408 switches with firmware before 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via malformed HTTP requests.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8478?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Siemens Scalance X-300 Series Firmware, Siemens Scalance X-408 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8478?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8478 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-2014-8478 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8478 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-64rr-x6m7-wf6j.