HIGH · 7.5

CVE-2018-20103

An issue was discovered in dns.c in HAProxy through 1.8.14. In the case of a compressed pointer, a crafted packet can trigger infinite recursion by making the pointer point to itself, or create a long...

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in dns.c in HAProxy through 1.8.14. In the case of a compressed pointer, a crafted packet can trigger infinite recursion by making the pointer point to itself, or create a long chain of valid pointers resulting in stack exhaustion.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
HaproxyHaproxy<= 1.8.14
CanonicalUbuntu Linux16.04
RedhatOpenshift Container Platform3.11

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-20103?

CVE-2018-20103 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). An issue was discovered in dns.c in HAProxy through 1.8.14. In the case of a compressed pointer, a crafted packet can trigger infinite recursion by making the pointer point to itself, or create a long...

How severe is CVE-2018-20103?

CVE-2018-20103 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-20103?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Haproxy Haproxy, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Redhat Openshift Container Platform.