CVE-2018-10608 Denial of service in AcSELerator Architect
A malicious FTP server can cause 100% CPU utilization and denial of service in AcSELerator Architect, requiring application restart.
- 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-2018-10608?
CVE-2018-10608 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. AcSELerator Architect, published on 24 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SEL AcSELerator Architect version 2.2.24.0 and prior can be exploited when the AcSELerator Architect FTP client connects to a malicious FTP server, which may cause denial of service via 100% CPU utilization. Restart of the application is required.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10608?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Selinc Acselerator Architect.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10608?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10608 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-2018-10608 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10608 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. AcSELerator Architect
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4c7w-p94r-xj6r.