CVE-2014-8479 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service reboot on Siemens SCALANCE switches via crafted FTP packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-8479?
CVE-2014-8479 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The FTP server on Siemens SCALANCE X-300 switches with firmware before 4.0 and SCALANCE X 408 switches with firmware before 4.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via crafted FTP packets.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8479?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Siemens Scalance X-300 Series Firmware, Siemens Scalance X-408 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8479?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8479 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-2014-8479 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8479 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xrvc-mqhc-wxg7.