CVE-2018-6305 Denial of service in Gemalto's Sentinel LDK RTE
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Gemalto's Sentinel LDK RTE library, affecting applications relying on this licensing component.
- 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-2018-6305?
CVE-2018-6305 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
Denial of service in Gemalto's Sentinel LDK RTE version before 7.65
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6305?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gemalto Sentinel Ldk Rte.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6305?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6305 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-2018-6305 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6305 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gemalto's Sentinel LDK RTE
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pm39-26cp-78h9.