# CVE-2018-2423: Denial of service in SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS)

> An attacker can crash or flood the SAP Internet Graphics Server, preventing legitimate users from accessing the service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 May 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-83pq-3pwr-8qh2

## What is CVE-2018-2423?

CVE-2018-2423 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS), published on 9 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS), 7.20, 7.20EXT, 7.45, 7.49, 7.53, HTTP and RFC listener allows an attacker to prevent legitimate users from accessing a service, either by crashing or flooding the service.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2423?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Internet Graphics Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-2423?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2423 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-2423 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2423 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS)

- [CVE-2006-6346](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6346/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-2437](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2437/): Command injection in SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS) (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-2395](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2395/): File upload in SAP Internet Graphics Server (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-2438](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2438/): Denial of service in SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS) (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-2392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2392/): XML external entity in SAP Internet Graphics Server (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-2423 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-2423 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS), published on 9 May 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-2018-2423 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS). 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-2018-2423/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2423/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2423
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2423
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-2423

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