CVE-2018-1232 Memory corruption in RSA Authentication Agent for Web for IIS, RSA Authentication Agent for Web for Apache Web Server

High 7.5 Published 30 Mar 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can crash the RSA Authentication Agent via malicious web cookies, causing a denial-of-service condition.

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-2018-1232?

CVE-2018-1232 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Dell EMC RSA Authentication Agent for Web for IIS, RSA Authentication Agent for Web for Apache Web Server, published on 30 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

RSA Authentication Agent version 8.0.1 and earlier for Web for both IIS and Apache Web Server are impacted by a stack-based buffer overflow which may occur when handling certain malicious web cookies that have invalid formats. The attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the authentication agent and cause a denial-of-service situation.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1232?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rsa Authentication Agent for Web.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1232?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1232 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-1232 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1232 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f82w-x6jj-38r7.