CVE-2017-2889 Denial of service in Circle
An attacker can cause a device reboot by exhausting memory through simultaneous TCP connections to the API daemon.
- 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-2017-2889?
CVE-2017-2889 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Circle, published on 7 Nov 2017. 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 API daemon of Circle with Disney running firmware 2.0.1. A large amount of simultaneous TCP connections causes the APID daemon to repeatedly fork, causing the daemon to run out of memory and trigger a device reboot. An attacker needs network connectivity to the device to trigger this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2889?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Meetcircle Circle With Disney Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2889?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2889 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-2017-2889 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2889 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Circle
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7mgw-wjg9-2h5f.