What is CVE-2017-9845?

CVE-2017-9845 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sap Netweaver, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-9845?

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

Is CVE-2017-9845 known to be exploited?

9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Sap Netweaver

CVE-2017-9845

disp+work 7400.12.21.30308 in SAP NetWeaver 7.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted DIAG request, aka SAP Security Note 2405918.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.042 (88.9th 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 Netweaver — versions 7.40
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9845?: CVE-2017-9845 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sap Netweaver, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-9845?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-9845 known to be exploited?: 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.