CVE-2015-1554 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the kgb-bot IRC bot, causing a denial of service for users relying on this service.
- 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-2015-1554?
CVE-2015-1554 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
kgb-bot 1.33-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1554?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kgb-Bot Project Kgb-Bot.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1554?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1554 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-2015-1554 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1554 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1554, GHSA-g9g5-cwc3-q848, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1554.