Denial of service in Oracle ILOM

1) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU187

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5449

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to deny service.

The vulnerability exists in ILOM Console Redirection component. A remote authenticated attacker can cause denial of service conditions by exploiting a flaw in the ILOM Console Redirection component.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service via network,

Mitigation

The vendor has issued a fix as part of the July 2016 Oracle Critical Patch Update.

Vulnerable software versions

ILOM: 3.0 - 3.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:oracle:ilom:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:oracle:ilom:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:oracle:ilom:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.