SB2017050850 - IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) update for ISC DHCP
Published: May 8, 2017 Updated: February 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017050850
Severity
Low
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) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3144)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper cleaning up of closed OMAPI connections. A remote attacker who is permitted to establish connections to the OMAPI control port can trigger exhaustion of the pool of socket descriptors available to the DHCP server and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.