CVE-2018-3152 Denial of service in GlassFish Server

High 7.5 Published 17 Oct 2018 Updated 2 Oct 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can cause a complete denial of service on Oracle GlassFish Server via HTTP requests.

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-2018-3152?

CVE-2018-3152 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Corporation GlassFish Server, published on 17 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle GlassFish Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Administration). The supported version that is affected is 3.1.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle GlassFish Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle GlassFish Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3152?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Glassfish Server.

How do I fix CVE-2018-3152?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3152 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-2018-3152 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3152 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jrxq-3hv4-q4v2.