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

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

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f82w-x6jj-38r7

## 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 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1232?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2018-1232 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell EMC RSA Authentication Agent for Web for IIS, RSA Authentication Agent for Web for Apache Web Server

- [CVE-2017-14377](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14377/): Auth bypass in RSA Authentication Agent for Web for Apache Web Server RSA Authentication Agent for Web: Apache Web Server version 8.0 and RSA Authentication Agent for Web: Apache Web Server version 8.0.1 prior to Build 618 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2005-4734](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4734/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2018-1233](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1233/): Cross-site scripting in RSA Authentication Agent for Web for IIS, RSA Authentication Agent for Web for Apache Web Server (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-1234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1234/): Information disclosure in RSA Authentication Agent for Web for IIS (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2010-3261](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3261/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1232 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Dell EMC RSA Authentication Agent for Web for IIS, RSA Authentication Agent for Web for Apache Web Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1232/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1232/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1232
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1232
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1232

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