7.5
HIGH
CVE-2018-1000538
Minio S3 Server Allocation of Memory Without Limits or Throttling Denial of Service
Description

Minio Inc. Minio S3 server version prior to RELEASE.2018-05-16T23-35-33Z contains a Allocation of Memory Without Limits or Throttling (similar to CWE-774) vulnerability in write-to-RAM that can result in Denial of Service. This attack appear to be exploitable via Sending V4-(pre)signed requests with large bodies . This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 9c8b7306f55f2c8c0a5c7cea9a8db9d34be8faa7.

INFO

Published Date :

June 26, 2018, 4:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 23, 2018, 4:38 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-1000538 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Minio minio
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/minio/minio/commit/9c8b7306f55f2c8c0a5c7cea9a8db9d34be8faa7#diff-e8c3bc9bc83b5516d0cc806cd461d08bL220 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/minio/minio/pull/5957 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-1000538 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/minio/minio/commit/9c8b7306f55f2c8c0a5c7cea9a8db9d34be8faa7#diff-e8c3bc9bc83b5516d0cc806cd461d08bL220 No Types Assigned https://github.com/minio/minio/commit/9c8b7306f55f2c8c0a5c7cea9a8db9d34be8faa7#diff-e8c3bc9bc83b5516d0cc806cd461d08bL220 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/minio/minio/pull/5957 No Types Assigned https://github.com/minio/minio/pull/5957 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-774
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:minio:minio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2018-05-16t23-35-33z
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

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0.40489

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