CVE-2017-16683 Denial of service in SAP Business Objects Platform
An attacker can cause a denial of service in SAP Business Objects Platform, preventing legitimate users from accessing the service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-16683?
CVE-2017-16683 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in SAP Business Objects Platform, published on 12 Dec 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Denial of Service (DOS) in SAP Business Objects Platform, Enterprise 4.10 and 4.20, that could allow an attacker to prevent legitimate users from accessing a service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16683?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sap Businessobjects.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16683?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16683 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-16683 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16683 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SAP Business Objects Platform
- CVE-2015-7730 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2014-9387 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2019-0259 File upload in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Servers (Enterprise)
- CVE-2010-3983 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2022-28214 Information disclosure in SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise (Central Management Server)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3qh5-7pwc-f43p.