Denial of service in Moxa products - CVE-2017-16719
Published: November 21, 2017 / Updated: November 21, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9374
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-2017-16719
CWE-ID: CWE-74
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Moxa
Affected software:
NPort 5110
NPort 5130
NPort 5150
NPort 5110
NPort 5130
NPort 5150
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper neutralization of special elements in output used by a downstream component. A remote attacker can inject specially crafted packets that and disrupt the availability of the device.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-16719
Install update from vendor's website.