Denial of Service Vulnerability in Atlassian Floodlight Controller
CVE-2018-1000617

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Atlassian
Status
Floodlight Controller
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 July 2018

What is CVE-2018-1000617?

The Floodlight Controller by Atlassian, specifically version 1.2 and earlier, exhibits a Denial of Service vulnerability in its Forwarding module. This flaw allows remote attackers to exploit an improper type cast, leading to potential thread crashes and service disruption. Attackers can leverage network connectivity to initiate this attack, which can jeopardize the availability of the Floodlight service.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104711
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://gms.cl0udz.com/Floodlight_DoS.pdf
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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