CVE-2018-10868
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
redhat-certification 7 does not properly restrict the number of recursive definitions of entities in XML documents, allowing an unauthenticated user to run a "Billion Laugh Attack" by replying to XMLRPC methods when getting the status of an host.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-10868
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-05-26T19:15:08
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-10T17:59:44
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:certification:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10868 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1593776 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10868 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10868 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:13:36 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 03:02:11 | 2021-05-26T19:15Z | 2021-05-26T19:15:08 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 03:02:11 | 2022-08-05T16:26:15 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 03:02:11 | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 03:02:16 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-02-11 03:13:26 | 2023-02-10T17:59:44 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-11 03:13:26 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |