CVE-2015-0744 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Cisco DTACS via TCP traffic floods, impacting system availability.
- 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-2015-0744?
CVE-2015-0744 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 May 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco DTA Control System (DTACS) 4.0.0.9 and Cisco Headend System Release allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption, and TCP service outage) via (1) a SYN flood or (2) another type of TCP traffic flood, aka Bug IDs CSCus50642, CSCus50662, CSCus50625, CSCus50657, and CSCus68315.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0744?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Cisco Dta Control System, Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System, Cisco Headend System Release.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0744?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0744 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-2015-0744 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0744 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jh7c-62vv-m75j.