CVE-2018-6304 Denial of service in Gemalto's Sentinel LDK RTE
A stack overflow in the custom XML parser allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in Gemalto Sentinel LDK RTE.
- 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-2018-6304?
CVE-2018-6304 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gemalto's Sentinel LDK RTE, published on 13 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack overflow in custom XML-parser in Gemalto's Sentinel LDK RTE version before 7.65 leads to remote denial of service
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6304?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gemalto Sentinel Ldk Rte.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6304?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6304 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-2018-6304 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6304 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gemalto's Sentinel LDK RTE
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9fww-57x6-gxfv.