SB2016102723 - Denial of service in Experion PKS



SB2016102723 - Denial of service in Experion PKS

Published: October 27, 2016 Updated: October 31, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016102723
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8344)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to cause DoS conditions on the target system.
The weakness is due to input validation flaw. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker can trigger the service crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.