CVE-2015-5696 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Dell Netvault Backup via crafted requests, causing denial of 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-2015-5696?
CVE-2015-5696 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell Netvault Backup before 10.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted request.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5696?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Netvault Backup.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5696?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5696 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-2015-5696 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5696 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mwvc-gfrx-j34p.