CVE-2017-15662

HIGH

Flexense VX Search Enterprise 10.1.12 - Denial of Service via Crafted SERVER_GET_INFO Packet

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-15662. PoCs published by Ahmad Mahfouz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit sends a crafted SERVER_GET_INFO packet to VX Search Enterprise Server's control port (9123), triggering a denial of service. The packet structure includes specific bytes designed to crash the service.

Description

In Flexense VX Search Enterprise v10.1.12, the Control Protocol suffers from a denial of service vulnerability. The attack vector is a crafted SERVER_GET_INFO packet sent to control port 9123.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Ahmad Mahfouz · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43451

This exploit sends a crafted SERVER_GET_INFO packet to VX Search Enterprise Server's control port (9123), triggering a denial of service. The packet structure includes specific bytes designed to crash the service.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VX Search Enterprise Server v10.1.12
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to target port 9123
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43451/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0932
EPSS Percentile 94.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-358
Status published
Products (1)
flexense/vx_search 10.1.12
Published Jan 10, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026