# CVE-2015-7944: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Ganeti's RESTful interface via SSL renegotiation when SSL mode is enabled.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7944, GHSA-g6j6-f58r-vgxm

## What is CVE-2015-7944?

CVE-2015-7944 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The RESTful control interface (aka RAPI or ganeti-rapi) in Ganeti before 2.9.7, 2.10.x before 2.10.8, 2.11.x before 2.11.8, 2.12.x before 2.12.6, 2.13.x before 2.13.3, 2.14.x before 2.14.2, and 2.15.x before 2.15.2, when used in SSL mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via SSL parameter renegotiation.

Weakness: CWE-399

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7944?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Spi-Inc Ganeti.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-7944?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-7944 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Ganeti - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-7945](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7945/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-5247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5247/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-7944 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-7944 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7944/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7944/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7944
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7944
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-7944

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7944/
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