SB2017081103 - Denial of service in VMware NSX-V Edge
Published: August 11, 2017 Updated: May 15, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017081103
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local 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-2017-4920)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper handling of the link-state advertisement (LSA) by implementation of the OSPF protocol. A local attacker can send a malicious LSA continuously between two routers and cause the system to stop functioning properly.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.