CVE-2017-5997 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 15 Feb 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the SAP Message Server HTTP daemon by sending crafted requests, causing memory consumption and service disruption.

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-2017-5997?

CVE-2017-5997 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SAP Message Server HTTP daemon in SAP KERNEL 7.21-7.49 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and process crash) via multiple msgserver/group?group= requests with a crafted size of the group parameter, aka SAP Security Note 2358972.

Weakness: CWE-772

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5997?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Sap Kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5997?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5997 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-2017-5997 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5997 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-63rc-m339-cmpr.