CVE-2017-2858 Denial of service in Natus
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Natus NeuroWorks 8 by sending a specially crafted network packet that triggers an out-of-bounds read.
- 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-2017-2858?
CVE-2017-2858 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 traversal 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-2017-2858?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Natus Xltek Neuroworks.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2858?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2858 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-2017-2858 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2858 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Talos Natus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r5jr-wmvp-xf5v.