SB2015022703 - Input validation error in pfsense
Published: February 27, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015022703
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1414)
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted IGMP packet, which triggers an incorrect size calculation and allocation of insufficient memory.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3175
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72777
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031798
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10107
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:04.igmp.asc
- https://www.pfsense.org/security/advisories/pfSense-SA-15_02.igmp.asc