Vulnerability in SAP Kernel

CVE-2017-5997

The SAP Message Server HTTP daemon in SAP KERNEL 7.21-7.49 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and process crash) via multiple msgserver/group?group= requests with a crafted size of the group parameter, aka SAP Security Note 2358972.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-5997: held from 0.016 to 0.016.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5997?
CVE-2017-5997 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Kernel, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-5997?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-5997 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.