CVE-2015-6853 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the SSO web agent or leak sensitive information via crafted requests, requiring patching of affected CA Single Sign-On versions.
- 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-2015-6853?
CVE-2015-6853 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Domino web agent in CA Single Sign-On (aka SSO, formerly SiteMinder) R6, R12.0 before SP3 CR13, R12.0J before SP3 CR1.2, R12.5 before CR5, R12.51 before CR4, and R12.52 before SP1 CR3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or obtain sensitive information via a crafted request.
Weakness: CWE-345
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6853?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Single Sign-On.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6853?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6853 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-2015-6853 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6853 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6f22-g6xj-p8f6.