CVE-2017-10856 Denial of service in SEIL/B1
Remote attackers can cause temporary failure of encrypted communications on SEIL routers via crafted packets, requiring firmware upgrades.
- 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-2017-10856?
CVE-2017-10856 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Internet Initiative Japan Inc. SEIL/B1, published on 15 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SEIL/X 4.60 to 5.72, SEIL/B1 4.60 to 5.72, SEIL/x86 3.20 to 5.72, SEIL/BPV4 5.00 to 5.72 allows remote attackers to cause a temporary failure of the device's encrypted communications via a specially crafted packet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10856?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Seil B1 Firmware, Seil Bpv 4 Firmware, Seil X1 Firmware, Seil X2 Firmware, Seil X86 Fuji Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10856?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10856 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-2017-10856 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10856 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Internet Initiative Japan Inc. SEIL/B1
Sources
Also known as GHSA-px92-3m65-jqg8.