Denial of service in Pivotal Software Spring Framework

1) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU15467

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15756

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in Pivotal Software Spring Framework due to improper handling of range requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request that contains an additional range header with a high number of ranges or with wide ranges that overlap and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

The vulnerability has been addressed in the version 4.3.20, 5.0.10, 5.1.1.

Vulnerable software versions

Pivotal Spring Framework: 4.2 - 5.1.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:pivotal_spring_framework:4.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:pivotal_spring_framework:4.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:pivotal_spring_framework:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:pivotal_spring_framework:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-15756

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.