CVE-2018-13795 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

The Gravity library lacks a maximum recursion depth, allowing attackers to cause a denial of service via excessive recursion.

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-2018-13795?

CVE-2018-13795 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Gravity before 0.5.1 does not support a maximum recursion depth.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13795?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Creolabs Gravity.

How do I fix CVE-2018-13795?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-13795 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-2018-13795 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13795 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wxx4-85cp-mcx3.

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