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7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-1232
RSA Authentication Agent Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

RSA Authentication Agent version 8.0.1 and earlier for Web for both IIS and Apache Web Server are impacted by a stack-based buffer overflow which may occur when handling certain malicious web cookies that have invalid formats. The attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the authentication agent and cause a denial-of-service situation.

INFO

Published Date :

March 30, 2018, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-1232 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 Rsa authentication_agent_for_web
2 Rsa securid_web_agent
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
The RSA Authentication Agent for Web is affected by a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability.
  • Upgrade RSA Authentication Agent for Web to version 8.0.2 or later for IIS.
  • Upgrade RSA Authentication Agent for Web to version 8.0.2 or later for Apache.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-1232.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/60 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040577 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/60 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040577 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-1232 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-1232 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-1232 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-1232 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/60
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040577
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 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 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040577 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040577 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/60 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/60 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rsa:authentication_agent_for_web:*:*:*:*:*:apache_web_server:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0.1 *cpe:2.3:a:rsa:authentication_agent_for_web:*:*:*:*:*:iis:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040577 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

2.21 }} -0.06%

score

0.82968

percentile