CWE-1327
Binding to an Unrestricted IP Address
Description
The product assigns the address 0.0.0.0 for a database server, a cloud service/instance, or any computing resource that communicates remotely.
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Parent Weaknesses (ChildOf)
Common Consequences
Scope
Impact
DoS: Amplification
Potential Mitigations
Assign IP addresses that are not 0.0.0.0.
Unwanted connections to the configured server may be denied through a firewall or other packet filtering measures.
CVE-2023-41742cybersecurity product binds to an unrestricted IP address
CVE-2022-21947Desktop manager for Kubernetes and container management binds a service to 0.0.0.0, allowing users on the network to make requests to a dashboard API.
Applicable Platforms
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