CVE-2015-7516 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

ONOS before 1.5.0 when using the ifwd app allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and switch disconnect) by sending two Ethernet frames with ether_type Jumbo Frame (0x8870).

Published: 2017-08-24

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:onosproject:onos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-7437	ONOS before 1.5.0 when using the ifwd app allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and switch disconnect) by sending two Ethernet frames with ether_type Jumbo Frame (0x8870).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02094.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/26/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77752
https://gerrit.onosproject.org/#/c/6137/
https://jira.onosproject.org/browse/ONOS-3349
https://wiki.onosproject.org/display/ONOS/Security+advisories

History

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Subscriptions

Onosproject Onos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2017-08-24T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:51:28.322Z

Reserved: 2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-7516

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-24T20:29:00.517

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-7516

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-476

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