CVE-2017-6198 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Sandstorm by launching fork bombs or consuming disk space due to missing resource limits.
- 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-2017-6198?
CVE-2017-6198 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Supervisor in Sandstorm doesn't set and enforce the resource limits of a process. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by launching a fork bomb in the sandbox, or by using a large amount of disk space.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6198?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sandstorm Sandstorm.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6198?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6198 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-2017-6198 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6198 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9jf5-h94c-4h3g.