#VU13802 Resource exhaustion in SEL AcSELerator Architect and SEL Compass - CVE-2018-10608

 

#VU13802 Resource exhaustion in SEL AcSELerator Architect and SEL Compass - CVE-2018-10608

Published: July 11, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13802
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10608
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SEL AcSELerator Architect
SEL Compass
Software vendor:
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to resource exhaustion when the AcSELerator Architect FTP client connects to a malicious FTP server. A remote attacker can consume memory and cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Update SEL Compass to version 5.0.6.0 or later.
Update SEL AcSELerator  to version 2.2.28.0.


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