NULL pointer dereference in Floodlight - CVE-2015-6569
Published: February 21, 2018 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31349
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6569
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Project Floodlight
Affected software:
Floodlight
Floodlight
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a state manipulation attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-6569
Update to version 1.2.