What is CVE-2018-6237?

CVE-2018-6237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-25.

How severe is CVE-2018-6237?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Linux Linux_kernel

CVE-2018-6237

A vulnerability in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone) 3.x could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to manipulate the product to send a large number of specially crafted HTTP requests to potentially cause the file system…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.064 (92.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone) — versions 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Trendmicro Smart_protection_server — versions 3.0, 3.1, 3.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

security@trendmicro.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
security@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6237?: CVE-2018-6237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-25.
How severe is CVE-2018-6237?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.