CVE-2018-16848 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-16848?

CVE-2018-16848 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2018-16848?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Openstack-Mistral.

Vulnerability Description

A Denial of Service (DoS) condition is possible in OpenStack Mistral in versions up to and including 7.0.3. Submitting a specially crafted workflow definition YAML file containing nested anchors can lead to resource exhaustion culminating in a denial of service.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Openstack-Mistral	<= 7.0.3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/mistral/+bug/1785657Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1645332Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mistral/+bug/1785657Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1645332Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-16848?

CVE-2018-16848 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). A Denial of Service (DoS) condition is possible in OpenStack Mistral in versions up to and including 7.0.3. Submitting a specially crafted workflow definition YAML file containing nested anchors can l...

How severe is CVE-2018-16848?

CVE-2018-16848 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-16848?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Openstack-Mistral.