CVE-2018-1741 Denial of service in Security Key Lifecycle Manager
Attackers can cause denial of service or compromise program logic by exploiting improper interaction limits in IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager.
- 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-2018-1741?
CVE-2018-1741 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager, published on 8 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.6, 2.7, and 3.0 does not properly limit the number or frequency of interaction which could be used to cause a denial of service, compromise program logic or other consequences. IBM X-Force ID: 148420.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1741?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1741?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1741 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-2018-1741 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1741 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager
- CVE-2017-1670 SQL injection in Security Key Lifecycle Manager
- CVE-2016-6093 Weak cryptography in Security Key Lifecycle Manager
- CVE-2016-6095 Security feature bypass in Key Lifecycle Manager
- CVE-2017-1672 Cross-site request forgery in Security Key Lifecycle Manager
- CVE-2016-6103 Cross-site request forgery in Key Lifecycle Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4jvr-qpwq-f6h9.