CVE-2017-11669 Denial of service in n/a
A remote attacker can crash the eapmd5pass process by sending specially crafted network traffic due to an out-of-bounds read flaw.
- 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-2017-11669?
CVE-2017-11669 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An out-of-bounds read flaw related to the assess_packet function in eapmd5pass.c:211 was found in the way eapmd5pass 1.4 handled processing of network packets. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the eapmd5pass process under certain circumstances by generating specially crafted network traffic.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11669?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Eapmd5pass Project Eapmd5pass.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11669?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11669 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-2017-11669 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11669 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-686h-chw6-h5x5.