Denial of service in Red Hat JBoss
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-1041 CVE-2017-12174 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-835 CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
JBoss Application Server Server applications / Application servers |
| Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Infinite loop
EUVDB-ID: #VU10381
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1041
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error when handling malicious input. An adjacent attacker can send specially crafted data to trigger an empty buffer read error in RemoteMessageChannel, consume excessive CPU resources and cause the application to enter an infinite loop and then the service to crash.
Install update from vendor's website.
JBoss Application Server: 6 - 6.4
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1041
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
2) Heap memory exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU10382
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12174
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to heap memory exhaustion. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Install update from vendor's website.
JBoss Application Server: 6 - 6.4
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12174
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
