CVE-2017-2861 Denial of service in Natus
A remote 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-2017-2861?
CVE-2017-2861 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Natus, published on 5 Apr 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 use of a return value in the NewProducerStream command in 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-2017-2861?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Natus Xltek Neuroworks.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2861?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2861 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-2017-2861 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2861 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Natus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2xw9-hxc2-p853.