CVE-2017-5880 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can crash the Splunk Web daemon via a crafted GET request, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-5880?
CVE-2017-5880 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 4 Feb 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Splunk Web in Splunk Enterprise versions 6.5.x before 6.5.2, 6.4.x before 6.4.5, 6.3.x before 6.3.9, 6.2.x before 6.2.13, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.13, 5.0.x before 5.0.17 and Splunk Light versions before 6.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted GET request, aka SPL-130279.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5880?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splunk Splunk.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5880?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5880 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-2017-5880 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5880 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-76284 Improper Neutralization in Splunk Enterprise
- CVE-2026-76285 Improper Adherence to Coding Standards in Splunk Enterprise
- CVE-2017-17067 Auth bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p9xm-3cf7-qrxc.