CVE-2018-6589 Denial of service in CA Spectrum
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in CA Spectrum network monitoring software via unspecified vectors.
- 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-2018-6589?
CVE-2018-6589 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in CA Spectrum, published on 1 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CA Spectrum 10.1 prior to 10.01.02.PTF_10.1.239 and 10.2.x prior to 10.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6589?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ca Spectrum.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6589?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6589 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-2018-6589 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6589 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9hcj-wqpq-5pj9.