CVE-2017-20012 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner Stresstest Scheme denial of service
A local denial of service vulnerability exists in the Stresstest Scheme Handler of the unsupported WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-20012?
CVE-2017-20012 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner, published on 28 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner up to 1.8. Affected is Stresstest Scheme Handler which leads to a denial of service. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
Weakness: CWE-404
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20012?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Weka Interest Security Scanner.
How do I fix CVE-2017-20012?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20012 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-2017-20012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner
- CVE-2017-20016 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner Portscan memory allocation
- CVE-2017-20011 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner HTTP denial of service
- CVE-2017-20013 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner Stresstest Configuration denial of service
- CVE-2017-20014 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner Webspider denial of service
- CVE-2017-20015 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner LAN Viewer denial of service
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qh5r-mghj-xj6g.