1. Home
  2. CVE Database
  3. CVE-2018-6532
HIGH · 7.5

CVE-2018-6532

An issue was discovered in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1. By sending specially crafted (authenticated and unauthenticated) requests, an attacker can exhaust a lot of memory on the server side, triggering t...

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1. By sending specially crafted (authenticated and unauthenticated) requests, an attacker can exhaust a lot of memory on the server side, triggering the OOM killer.

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
IcingaIcinga>= 2.0.0, <= 2.8.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-6532?

CVE-2018-6532 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). An issue was discovered in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1. By sending specially crafted (authenticated and unauthenticated) requests, an attacker can exhaust a lot of memory on the server side, triggering t...

How severe is CVE-2018-6532?

CVE-2018-6532 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-2018-6532?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Icinga Icinga.