CVE-2014-7250

Description

The TCP stack in 4.3BSD Net/2, as used in FreeBSD 5.4, NetBSD possibly 2.0, and OpenBSD possibly 3.6, does not properly implement the session timer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via crafted packets.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.73% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory jvn.jp Vendor Advisory jvn.jp
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN07930208/index.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195243
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2014-000134 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-7250?
CVE-2014-7250 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-7250?
To fix CVE-2014-7250, 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-2014-7250 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-7250 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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