SB2018021511 - Denial of service in Apache Qpid Dispatch Router
Published: February 15, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018021511
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
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) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15699)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper processing of crafted Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP) frames. A remote attacker who is able to establish an AMQP connection to a targeted device can send specially crafted AMQP frames, trigger a segmentation fault (segfault) condition and cause the device to shut down.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.