CVE-2015-4230 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory consumption in Cisco Headend System Release.

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-2015-4230?

CVE-2015-4230 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jul 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Memory leak in Cisco Headend System Release allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCus91854.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4230?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Headend System Release.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4230?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4230 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-2015-4230 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9hwj-6qf4-7f63.

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