# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cmcr-7fqv-v785

## 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 (Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15662?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- VX Search Enterprise 10.1.12 - Denial of Service (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-15220](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15220/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-49572](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49572/): XSS vulnerability in VX Search Enterprise (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-49573](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49573/): XSS vulnerability in VX Search Enterprise (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-49574](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49574/): XSS vulnerability in VX Search Enterprise (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-49575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49575/): XSS vulnerability in VX Search Enterprise (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15662 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-15662 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15662/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15662/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15662
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15662
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15662

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