Improper input validation in Red Hat Certificate System
CVE-2017-7509
An input validation error was found in Red Hat Certificate System's handling of client provided certificates before 8.1.20-1. If the certreq field is not present in a certificate an assertion error is triggered causing a denial of service.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (54.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Certificate System — versions pki-common-8.1.20-1
- Red Hat Certificate System
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2560 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039248 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7509?
- CVE-2017-7509 is a low-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Certificate System, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2018-07-26.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7509?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.