CVE-2017-7564 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Normal world attackers can cause a secure world panic in ARM Trusted Firmware via debug exceptions, leading to denial of service.

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-2017-7564?

CVE-2017-7564 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In ARM Trusted Firmware through 1.3, the secure self-hosted invasive debug interface allows normal world attackers to cause a denial of service (secure world panic) via vectors involving debug exceptions and debug registers.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7564?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trustedfirmware Trusted Firmware-A.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7564?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7564 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-2017-7564 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7564 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7365-mhpx-2448.

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