Improper access control in DiskBoss - CVE-2017-15665

 

Improper access control in DiskBoss - CVE-2017-15665

Published: May 21, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12871
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15665
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

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

The weakness exists the Control Protocol due to improper access control. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted SERVER_GET_INFO packet to control port 8094 and cause the service to crash.

Affected software

DiskBoss

How to mitigate CVE-2017-15665

Install update from vendor's website.


Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

External References

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