CVE-2015-1892

Description

The Multicast DNS (mDNS) responder in IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.x before 7.0.0 FP12 and 8.x before 8.0.1 FP1 inadvertently responds to unicast queries with source addresses that are not link-local, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) or obtain potentially sensitive information via port-5353 UDP packets.

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73683	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/550620	third party advisory us government resource
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV70911	vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV70913	vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21699497	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1892?: CVE-2015-1892 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1892?: To fix CVE-2015-1892, 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-2015-1892 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2015-1892 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-200 – Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Frequently Asked Questions