What is CVE-2017-5185?

CVE-2017-5185 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Sentinel, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-5185?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Microfocus Sentinel

CVE-2017-5185

A vulnerability was discovered in NetIQ Sentinel Server 8.0 before 8.0.1 that may allow remote denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.017 (74.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Microfocus Sentinel
N/a Netiq Sentinel Server — versions NetIQ Sentinel Server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security@opentext.com (x_refsource_MISC)
security@opentext.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5185?: CVE-2017-5185 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Sentinel, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-5185?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.