Resource exhaustion in Red Hat Undertow

CVE-2018-1114

It was found that URLResource.getLastModified() in Undertow closes the file descriptors only when they are finalized which can cause file descriptors to exhaust. This leads to a file handler leak.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.023 (81.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1114?
CVE-2018-1114 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Undertow, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-1114?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.