CVE-2018-11365 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 22 May 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An infinite loop in the SAS catalog reader allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2018-11365?

CVE-2018-11365 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

sas/readstat_sas7bcat_read.c in libreadstat.a in ReadStat 0.1.1 has an infinite loop.

Weakness: CWE-835

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11365?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wizardmac Readstat.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11365?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2018-11365 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11365 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11365, GHSA-hqcm-3jf7-m4cg, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11365.