Vulnerability in Libtirpc Project
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 time and denying service to other clients until restarted.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libtirpc Project — versions 1.0.2
- [Unknown] Libtirpc — versions 1.0.2-rc2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- git.linux-nfs.org/
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi (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, 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.