#VU50064 Resource exhaustion in Elastic Services Controller - CVE-2021-1312

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#VU50064 Resource exhaustion in Elastic Services Controller - CVE-2021-1312

Published: January 20, 2021 / Updated: January 27, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50064
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1312
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Elastic Services Controller
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to inadequate provisioning of kernel parameters for the maximum number of TCP connections and SYN backlog. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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