VMSA-2017-0014:VMware NSX-V Edge updates address OSPF Protocol LSA DoS
VMSA-2017-0014
VMware NSX-V Edge updates address OSPF Protocol LSA DoS
VMware Security Advisory
1. Summary
VMware NSX-V Edge updates address OSPF Protocol LSA DoS.
2. Relevant Products
- VMware NSX-V Edge
3. Problem Description
a. VMware NSX-V Edge OSPF Protocol LSA Denial of Service
VMware NSX-V implementation of the OSPF protocol doesn’t correctly handle the link-state advertisement (LSA). A rogue LSA may exploit this issue resulting in continuous sending of LSAs between two routers eventually going in loop or loss of connectivity.
Note: The issue cannot be exploited in case the OSPF protocol is not configured. At setup time, no particular protocol is configured. For more information on static and dynamic routing for NSX Edge refer to the NSX Administration Guide, section Logical Router.
VMware would like to thank Adi Sosnovich, Orna Grumberg and Gabi Nakibly for reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2017-4920 to this issue.
Column 5 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
VMware Product
Product Version
Running on
Severity
Replace with/ Apply Patch
Mitigation/ Workaround
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.
VMware NSX-V
Downloads:
https://www.vmware.com/go/download-nsx-vsphere
Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/nsx_pubs.html
5. References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4920
NSX Administration Guide, section Logical Router
https://pubs.vmware.com/NSX-6/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.nsx.admin.doc%2FGUID-885CE12B-43BF-4259-9DE5-9A7CD9EA5104.html
6. Change log
2017-08-10 VMSA-2017-0014
Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of NSX-V 6.3.3 on 2017-08-10.
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