Denial of service - CVE-2015-6289
Published: June 21, 2016 / Updated: October 5, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6289
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling invalid TCP packets. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send multiple TCP packets to affected device and cause it to use all available memory resources.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in denial of service.
Note: this vulnerability was originally reported in OpenSSH service, however it affects other services as well.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-6289
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.