CVE-2017-15662 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Flexense VX Search Enterprise by sending a crafted packet to the control port.
- 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-2017-15662?
CVE-2017-15662 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Flexense VX Search Enterprise v10.1.12, the Control Protocol suffers from a denial of service vulnerability. The attack vector is a crafted SERVER_GET_INFO packet sent to control port 9123.
Weakness: CWE-358
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15662?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Flexense Vx Search.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15662?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15662 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-2017-15662 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-15662 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cmcr-7fqv-v785.