What is CVE-2018-7429?

CVE-2018-7429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-10-23.

How severe is CVE-2018-7429?

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

Improper input validation in Splunk

CVE-2018-7429

Splunkd in Splunk Enterprise 6.2.x before 6.2.14 6.3.x before 6.3.11, and 6.4.x before 6.4.8; and Splunk Light before 6.5.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed HTTP request.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.017 (75.5th 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

Splunk
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7429?: CVE-2018-7429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-7429?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.