NULL pointer dereference in Atlassian Floodlight

CVE-2015-6569

Race condition in the LoadBalancer module in the Atlassian Floodlight Controller before 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and thread crash) via a state manipulation attack.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.019 (77.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-6569?
CVE-2015-6569 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Floodlight, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-02-21.
How severe is CVE-2015-6569?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.