CVE-2014-2304

Public Exploit

Description

A vulnerability in version 0.90 of the Open Floodlight SDN controller software could result in a denial of service attack and crashing of the controller service. This effect is the result of a flaw in OpenFlow protocol processing, where specific malformed and mistimed FEATURES_REPLY messages cause the controller service to not delete switch and port data from its internal tracking structures.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.43%
Third-Party Advisory dovernetworks.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://dovernetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/OpenFloodlight-03052014.pdf third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2304?
CVE-2014-2304 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2304?
To fix CVE-2014-2304, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-2304 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2304 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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