CVE-2018-2438 Denial of service in SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS)
Attackers can crash or flood the SAP Internet Graphics Server, preventing legitimate users from accessing the service.
- 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-2018-2438?
CVE-2018-2438 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS), published on 10 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS), 7.20, 7.20EXT, 7.45, 7.49, 7.53, has several denial-of-service vulnerabilities that allow an attacker to prevent legitimate users from accessing a service, either by crashing or flooding the service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2438?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sap Internet Graphics Server.
How do I fix CVE-2018-2438?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2438 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-2018-2438 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2438 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS)
- CVE-2006-6346 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2018-2437 Command injection in SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS)
- CVE-2018-2395 File upload in SAP Internet Graphics Server
- CVE-2018-2392 XML external entity in SAP Internet Graphics Server
- CVE-2018-2393 XML external entity in SAP Internet Graphics Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6qhx-mg23-q6c6.