Resource management error in Apache Traffic Control - CVE-2017-7670
Published: September 8, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20927
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7670
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Apache Traffic Control
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7670
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache Traffic Control - update to 1.8.1