CVE-2018-1517 Denial of service in SDK, Java Technology Edition
An attacker can cause a denial of service in IBM Java SDK by sending specially crafted String data to the java.math component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-1517?
CVE-2018-1517 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, published on 20 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw in the java.math component in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 may allow an attacker to inflict a denial-of-service attack with specially crafted String data. IBM X-Force ID: 141681.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1517?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Ibm Software Development Kit, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Redhat Satellite.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1517?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2018-1517 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1517 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m9w3-gv68-h6xv.