CVE-2017-15882 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Private Internet Access Android application by providing a large VPN server-list file.
- 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-2017-15882?
CVE-2017-15882 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The London Trust Media Private Internet Access (PIA) application before 1.3.3.1 for Android allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large VPN server-list file.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15882?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Londontrustmedia Private Internet Access.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15882?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15882 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-2017-15882 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15882 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rjqv-7fm6-fcwr.