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

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

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 4 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rj36-f4mh-2g73

## 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: 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.

## Is CVE-2017-3518 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform

- [CVE-2026-46832](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46832/): Auth bypass in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-46852](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46852/): Privilege escalation in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-46854](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46854/): Auth bypass in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-46855](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46855/): Auth bypass in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-46994](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46994/): Auth bypass in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-3518 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3518/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3518/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3518
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3518
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3518

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