SB2018102305 - Denial of service in Pivotal Software Spring Framework
Published: October 23, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018102305
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15756)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.