CVE-2018-10868
Redhat-certification Excessive Recursive Entity Expansion
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 26, 2021, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 10, 2023, 5:59 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-10868.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10868 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1593776 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2018-10868 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 10, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10868 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10868 Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 05, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description It has been discovered that redhat-certification does not properly limit the number of recursive definitions of entities in XML documents while parsing the status of a host. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to consume all the memory of the server and cause a Denial of Service. This flaw affects redhat-certification version 7. 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. Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10868 [No Types Assigned] Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-776 Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-400 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 04, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1593776 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1593776 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-776 Added CWE NIST CWE-400 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:certification:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-10868 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-10868
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.10 }} 0.01%
score
0.41181
percentile