Resource exhaustion in Mattermost Server

CVE-2015-9548

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 1.2.0. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a small compressed file that has a large size when uncompressed.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.011 (62.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-9548?
CVE-2015-9548 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mattermost Server, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2015-9548?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.