CVE-2017-7696 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in SAP AS JAVA SSO Authentication Library by sending large width and height parameters.
- 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-2017-7696?
CVE-2017-7696 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SAP AS JAVA SSO Authentication Library 2.0 through 3.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via large values in the width and height parameters to otp_logon_ui_resources/qr, aka SAP Security Note 2389042.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7696?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sap Sso Authentication Library.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7696?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7696 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-2017-7696 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7696 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xjjr-xcvj-gqfr.