SB2019032118 - Input validation error in Floating License Manager
Published: March 21, 2019 Updated: July 12, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019032118
Severity
Medium
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) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20032)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input related to message decoding in lmadmin and vendor daemon components. A remote attacker can send a combination of messages to lmadmin or the vendor daemon, causing the heartbeat between lmadmin and the vendor daemon to stop and the vendor daemon to shut down.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.