CVE-2020-6186 Denial of service in SAP Host Agent

High 7.5 Published 12 Feb 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An attacker can cause a slowdown in authentication processing, leading to a Denial of Service condition in SAP Host Agent.

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-2020-6186?

CVE-2020-6186 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in SAP Host Agent, published on 12 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SAP Host Agent, version 7.21, allows an attacker to cause a slowdown in processing of username/password-based authentication requests of the SAP Host Agent, leading to Denial of Service.

Weakness: CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6186?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Host Agent.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6186?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6186 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-2020-6186 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6186 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q23j-8m72-92f8.