#VU14612 Infinite loop in Jenkins - CVE-2018-1999044 

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#VU14612 Infinite loop in Jenkins - CVE-2018-1999044

Published: September 5, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14612
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1999044
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Jenkins
Software vendor:
Jenkins

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to an infinite loop in CronTab.java. A remote attacker can have a request handling thread, trigger infinite loop and cause the service to crash.


Remediation

The vulnerability has been fixed in the versions 2.138, 2.121.3.

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