CVE-2018-10864 — MEDIUM (5.3)

Vulnerability Description

An uncontrolled resource consumption flaw has been discovered in redhat-certification in the way documents are loaded. A remote attacker may provide an existing but invalid XML file which would be opened and never closed, possibly producing a Denial of Service.

CVSS Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

LOW

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Certification	-
Redhat	Linux	7.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2373Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10864Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2373Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10864Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-10864?

CVE-2018-10864 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). An uncontrolled resource consumption flaw has been discovered in redhat-certification in the way documents are loaded. A remote attacker may provide an existing but invalid XML file which would be ope...

How severe is CVE-2018-10864?

CVE-2018-10864 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-10864?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Certification, Redhat Linux.