Denial of service - CVE-2017-6631

 

Denial of service - CVE-2017-6631

Published: September 7, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8160
CSH Severity: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6631
CWE-ID: CWE-776
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
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Affected software:

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists in the HTTP remote procedure call (RPC) service of set-top box (STB) receivers s due to an error when handling certain XML values that are passed to the HTTP RPC service listening on the local subnet. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted request and cause the device  to restart.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

A vulnerability  manufactured by Cisco for Yes could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-6631


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