SB2018110820 - Denial of service in Cisco Immunet
Published: November 8, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018110820
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15437)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the system scanning component due to improper process resource handling. A local attacker on a system running Microsoft Windows, execute a malicious file to prevent the scanning services from functioning properly and ultimately prevent the system from being protected from further intrusion.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.