Resource exhaustion in Watchguard Fireware
CVE-2017-14616
An FBX-5312 issue was discovered in WatchGuard Fireware before 12.0. If a login attempt is made in the XML-RPC interface with an XML message containing an empty member element, the wgagent crashes, logging out any user with a session opened in the UI. By continuously executing the failed login attempts, UI management of the device becomes impossible.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540427 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.sidertia.com/Home/Community/Blog/2017/09/18/Fixed-Fireware-XXE-DOS-and-stor… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14616?
- CVE-2017-14616 is a high-severity vulnerability in Watchguard Fireware, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-09-20.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14616?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.