CVE-2016-0877 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption by exploiting a memory leak in the ping function of Moxa Secure Routers.

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-2016-0877?

CVE-2016-0877 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Memory leak on Moxa Secure Router EDR-G903 devices before 3.4.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by executing the ping function.

Weakness: CWE-772

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0877?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Moxa Edr-G903 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0877?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0877 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-2016-0877 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0877 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m398-2jxf-rcvg.

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