Resource exhaustion in Flexera Flexnet Publisher
CVE-2018-20033
A Remote Code Execution vulnerability in lmgrd and vendor daemon components of FlexNet Publisher version 11.16.1.0 and earlier could allow a remote attacker to corrupt the memory by allocating / deallocating memory, loading lmgrd or the vendor daemon and causing the heartbeat between lmgrd and the vendor daemon to stop. This would force the vendor daemon to shut down. No exploit of this vulnerability has been demonstrated.
EPSS: 0.037 (88.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Flexera Flexnet_publisher
- Flexera Software Llc Flexnet Publisher — versions 11.16.1.0 and earlier
- Oracle Communications_lsms
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-20033?
- CVE-2018-20033 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Flexera Flexnet Publisher, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-25.
- How severe is CVE-2018-20033?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.