CVE-2018-11097 Denial of service in n/a
A memory leak in the cstring library can cause program crashes, leading to denial of service for applications using this component.
- 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-2018-11097?
CVE-2018-11097 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in cloudwu/cstring through 2016-11-09. There is a memory leak vulnerability that could lead to a program crash.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11097?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cstring Project Cstring.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11097?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11097 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-2018-11097 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11097 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m36c-h8q9-4qm5.