CVE-2017-1000191 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A malicious packet can crash the kernel, causing a denial of service in systems using the Jool NAT64 module.

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-2017-1000191?

CVE-2017-1000191 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jool 3.5.0-3.5.1 is vulnerable to a kernel crashing packet resulting in a DOS.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000191?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jool Jool.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1000191?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1000191 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-2017-1000191 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000191 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xw9g-79q2-3vjw.

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