CVE-2015-2055 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Zhone GPON devices by sending a long string in the oldpassword parameter.
- 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-2015-2055?
CVE-2015-2055 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Feb 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Zhone GPON 2520 with firmware R4.0.2.566b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string in the oldpassword parameter.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2055?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zhone Technologies Gpon 2520 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2055?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2055 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-2015-2055 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2055 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wpfg-h6pp-74wp.