#VU54228 Buffer overflow in Vert.x - CVE-2018-12541 

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#VU54228 Buffer overflow in Vert.x - CVE-2018-12541

Published: June 18, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU54228
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12541
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Vert.x
Software vendor:
Eclipse

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the WebSocket HTTP upgrade implementation. A remote authenticated attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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