SB2018101027 - Denial of service in Eclipse Vert.x 

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SB2018101027 - Denial of service in Eclipse Vert.x

Published: October 10, 2018 Updated: June 18, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2018101027
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12541)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the WebSocket HTTP upgrade implementation. A remote authenticated attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References