CVE-2017-20012
Published: 28 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2017-20012 is a low-severity Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (CWE-404) vulnerability in Weka Interest Security Scanner. Its CVSS base score is 2.8 (Low).
Operationally, ranked at the 35.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2017-11027
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner up to 1.8. Affected is Stresstest Scheme Handler which leads to a denial of service. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed…
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to the public and may be used. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Contingency plan updates incorporate proper resource shutdown and release steps, preventing attackers from leveraging incomplete cleanup during recovery scenarios.
Mandates explicit shutdown of the network connection at session conclusion, directly addressing improper resource release.
Requires proper shutdown/release procedures that include overwriting or isolating data to block unintended transfer via reused system objects.
Procedures can mandate orderly shutdown or release of resources when failures occur, preventing improper resource handling after a fault.