CVE-2017-15300

Description

The miner statistics HTTP API in EWBF Cuda Zcash Miner Version 0.3.4b hangs on incoming TCP connections until some sort of request is made (such as "GET / HTTP/1.1"), which allows for a Denial of Service attack preventing a user from viewing their mining statistics by an attacker opening a session with telnet or netcat and connecting to the miner on the HTTP API port.

5.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.26%

Third-Party Advisory bitcointalk.org Third-Party Advisory legacysecuritygroup.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.legacysecuritygroup.com/cve-2017-15300.html	third party advisory
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1707546.msg23016970#msg23016970	issue tracking third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15300?: CVE-2017-15300 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-15300?: To fix CVE-2017-15300, 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-2017-15300 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-15300 is being actively exploited. 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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