CVE-2017-3518 Denial of service in Enterprise Manager Base Platform

High 7.5 Published 24 Apr 2017 Updated 4 Oct 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can cause a complete denial of service in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform via network access.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-3518?

CVE-2017-3518 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform, published on 24 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Enterprise Manager Base Platform component of Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control (subcomponent: Discovery Framework). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.0, 13.1.0 and 13.2.0. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Enterprise Manager Base Platform. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Enterprise Manager Base Platform. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3518?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3518?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3518 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-2017-3518 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3518 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-rj36-f4mh-2g73.