What is CVE-2018-1999044?

CVE-2018-1999044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-08-23.

How severe is CVE-2018-1999044?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jenkins

CVE-2018-1999044

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.137 and earlier, 2.121.2 and earlier in CronTab.java that allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to have a request handling thread enter an infinite loop.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.2th 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

Jenkins
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1999044?: CVE-2018-1999044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-08-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-1999044?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.