CVE-2018-2916 Denial of service in Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK) Software

Low 2.7 Published 18 Jul 2018 Updated 2 Oct 2024

A high-privileged attacker can cause a partial denial of service in the Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit via network access.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-2916?

CVE-2018-2916 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK) Software, published on 18 Jul 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK) component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: API frameworks). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 8.7.18. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK). CVSS 3.0 Base Score 2.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2916?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Sun Zfs Storage Appliance Kit.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2916?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2916 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-2018-2916 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2916 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-55wr-vpmr-8325.