CVE-2020-11848 Denial of service in ArcSight Management Center

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service on Micro Focus ArcSight Management Center, rendering the server unavailable.

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-2020-11848?

CVE-2020-11848 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in ArcSight Management Center, published on 19 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Denial of service vulnerability on Micro Focus ArcSight Management Center. Affecting all versions prior to version 2.9.5. The vulnerability could cause the server to become unavailable, causing a denial of service.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11848?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microfocus Arcsight Management Center.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11848?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11848 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-2020-11848 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11848 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r68f-6vgr-v3mq.

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