CVE-2017-2852 Denial of service in Natus
A specially crafted network packet triggers an out-of-bounds read in Natus NeuroWorks 8, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2017-2852?
CVE-2017-2852 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Talos Natus, published on 1 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the unserialization of lists functionality of Natus Xltek NeuroWorks 8. A specially crafted network packet can cause an out-of-bounds read, resulting in a denial of service. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2852?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Natus Xltek Neuroworks.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2852?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2852 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-2017-2852 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2852 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Talos Natus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h76f-7p84-2jf9.