CVE-2017-20016 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner Portscan memory allocation
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner via excessive memory allocation in the Portscan component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-20016?
CVE-2017-20016 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner, published on 28 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability has been found in WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner up to 1.8 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Portscan. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to denial of service. The attack can be initiated remotely. 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
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20016?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Weka Interest Security Scanner.
How do I fix CVE-2017-20016?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20016 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-2017-20016 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20016 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner
- CVE-2017-20011 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner HTTP denial of service
- CVE-2017-20012 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner Stresstest Scheme 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-cmfx-9cxf-9xxj.