Resource management error in iperf - CVE-2023-7250
Published: October 18, 2023 / Updated: July 18, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82202
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-2023-7250
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ESnet
Affected software:
iperf
iperf
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application. A remote malicious client can initiate the connection with the server sending it less data than expected and block the iperf server from servicing other clients.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-7250
Install updates from vendor's website.