CVE-2016-1987 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on HP-UX systems using IPFilter with keep-state enabled via malicious UDP packets.
- 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-2016-1987?
CVE-2016-1987 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HPE IPFilter A.11.31.18.21 on HP-UX, when a certain keep-state configuration is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified UDP packets.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1987?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Hp-Ux Ipfilter.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1987?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1987 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-2016-1987 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1987 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-27qw-cxvq-fp97.