What is CVE-2018-14621?

CVE-2018-14621 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtirpc_project Libtirpc, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-08-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-14621?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Libtirpc_project Libtirpc

CVE-2018-14621

An infinite loop vulnerability was found in libtirpc before version 1.0.2-rc2. With the port to using poll rather than select, exhaustion of file descriptors would cause the server to enter an infinite loop, consuming a large amount of CPU…

EPSS: 0.023 (81.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Libtirpc_project Libtirpc — versions 1.0.2
[Unknown] Libtirpc — versions 1.0.2-rc2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14621?: CVE-2018-14621 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtirpc_project Libtirpc, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-08-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-14621?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.