#VU10368 Stack-based buffer overflow in Sentinel License Manager - CVE-2017-12818
Published: February 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10368
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2017-12818
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Sentinel License Manager
Sentinel License Manager
Software vendor:
Gemalto
Gemalto
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted XML payload with more than supported number of elements, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted XML payload with more than supported number of elements, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Update to version 7.6.