SB2017121002 - Denial of service in OpenBSD



SB2017121002 - Denial of service in OpenBSD

Published: December 10, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017121002
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send specially crafted MPLS data and cause the target kernel to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.