CVE-2017-3555 Denial of service in iReceivables

High 7.5 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can cause a complete denial of service in Oracle iReceivables via HTTP requests.

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-2017-3555?

CVE-2017-3555 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Corporation iReceivables, published on 24 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle iReceivables component of Oracle E-Business Suite (subcomponent: Self Registration). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, 12.2.5 and 12.2.6. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle iReceivables. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle iReceivables. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3555?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Ireceivables.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3555?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3555 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-2017-3555 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3555 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7qv2-pj4m-ggp9.

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