Resource management error in Apache Traffic Control - CVE-2017-7670

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Resource management error in Apache Traffic Control - CVE-2017-7670

Published: September 8, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU20927
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-2017-7670
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Traffic Control

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of established TCP connections to a configured DNS port. A remote attacker can create an unlimited number of TCP connections to DNS port without closing them and perform a Slowloris style Denial of Service attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-7670

Install updates from vendor's website.

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