CVE-2017-15667 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in Flexense SysGauge Server 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-2017-15667?

CVE-2017-15667 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Flexense SysGauge Server 3.6.18, the Control Protocol suffers from a denial of service. The attack vector is a crafted SERVER_GET_INFO packet sent to control port 9221.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15667?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Flexense Sysgauge.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15667?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15667 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-2017-15667 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-15667 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7hq7-q2f8-9mp4.

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