Denial Of Service (DoS)

2024-03-1817:22:45

Veracode Vulnerability Database

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iperf

vulnerability

denial of service

flaw

hang indefinitely

malicious client

malfunctioning client

iperf server

CVSS3

5.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

EPSS

Percentile

15.8%

JSON

iperf is vulnerable to a Denial Of Service (DoS). The vulnerability is due to a flaw in the iperf utility, causing it to hang indefinitely while waiting for the remainder or until the connection is closed, allows a malicious or malfunctioning client to send less data than expected to the iperf server.