CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-7255

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

SEIL Series routers from Internet Initiative Japan Inc. in versions SEIL/X1 2.50 to 4.62, SEIL/X2 2.50 to 4.62, SEIL/B1 2.50 to 4.62, and SEIL/x86 Fuji 1.70 to 3.22 are vulnerable to denial of service attacks. Attackers can exploit a large number of NTP requests in a short time, leading to excessive CPU and traffic consumption.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability can lead to disruption of router operations, which may affect service availability within the organization. Attackers can leverage this flaw to overload devices, potentially causing communication outages.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update routers to the latest software versions that address this vulnerability. Additionally, monitoring NTP traffic and implementing appropriate security measures to mitigate attack risks is advisable.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Internet Initiative Japan Inc. SEIL Series routers SEIL/X1 2.50 through 4.62, SEIL/X2 2.50 through 4.62, SEIL/B1 2.50 through 4.62, and SEIL/x86 Fuji 1.70 through 3.22 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and traffic consumption) via a large number of NTP requests within a short time, which causes unnecessary NTP responses to be sent.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS