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JVNDB-2017-009536

Packetbeat vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS)

Overview

Packetbeat provided by Elastic contains a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability.

Packetbeat provided by Elastic is a network packet analyzer. Packetbeat contains a flaw in processing the PostgreSQL handler (CWE-129) .
CVSS Severity (What is CVSS?)

CVSS V3 Severity:
Base Metrics 5.3 (Medium) [IPA Score]
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Low
CVSS V2 Severity:
Base Metrics 5.0 (Medium) [IPA Score]
  • Access Vector: Network
  • Access Complexity: Low
  • Authentication: None
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Partial
Affected Products


Elasticsearch
  • Packetbeat prior to version 5.6.4

Impact

Processing a specially crafted packet may lead to a denial-of-service (DoS).
Solution

[Update the Software]
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.

[Apply a Workaround]
Disable the PostgreSQL protocol.
Vendor Information

Elasticsearch
CWE (What is CWE?)

  1. Improper Validation of Array Index(CWE-129) [IPA Evaluation]
CVE (What is CVE?)

  1. CVE-2017-11480
References

  1. JVN : JVNVU#94371484
  2. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) : CVE-2017-11480
Revision History

  • [2024/08/21]
      Web page was published

Date Public2017/11/14
Date First Published2024/08/21
Date Last Updated2024/08/21