Vulnerability in Jboss Jboss-remoting
CVE-2018-1041
A vulnerability was found in the way RemoteMessageChannel, introduced in jboss-remoting versions 3.3.10, reads from an empty buffer. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service via high CPU caused by an infinite loop.
EPSS: 0.158 (96.5th 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
- Jboss Jboss-remoting — versions 3.3.10
- Red Hat, Inc. Jboss-remoting — versions since 3.3.10
- Redhat Jboss_enterprise_application_platform — versions 6.0.0, 6.4.0
- Redhat Linux — versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1041?
- CVE-2018-1041 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jboss Jboss-remoting, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-02-15.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1041?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-1041 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.