CVE-2017-8987 Denial of service in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3)

High 8.6 Published Updated

Unauthenticated remote attackers can cause a denial of service in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 3 firmware, requiring an upgrade to resolve.

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-2017-8987?

CVE-2017-8987 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3), published on 6 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Unauthenticated Remote Denial of Service vulnerability was identified in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3) version v1.88 only. The vulnerability is resolved in iLO3 v1.89 or subsequent versions.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8987?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Integrated Lights-Out 3 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8987?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8987 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-2017-8987 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8987 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2h3v-3p73-36m3.

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