#VU40881 Input validation error in FreeBSD Foundation products - CVE-2015-1414
Published: February 27, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40881
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2015-1414
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
pfsense
Debian Linux
FreeBSD
pfsense
Debian Linux
FreeBSD
Software vendor:
Rubicon Communications
Debian
FreeBSD Foundation
Rubicon Communications
Debian
FreeBSD Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted IGMP packet, which triggers an incorrect size calculation and allocation of insufficient memory.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
External links
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3175
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72777
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031798
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10107
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:04.igmp.asc
- https://www.pfsense.org/security/advisories/pfSense-SA-15_02.igmp.asc