What is CVE-2017-5997?

CVE-2017-5997 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sap 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.

Vulnerability in Sap 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…

EPSS: 0.016 (72.0th 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

Sap Sap_kernel — versions 7.21, 7.22, 7.42
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Public proof-of-concept exploits

vah13/SAP_

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5997?: CVE-2017-5997 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sap 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.