Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-1000656 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems Operating systems & Components / Operating system python-flask (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU18150
Risk: Medium
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-2018-1000656
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing JSON data in incorrect encoding. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted JSON string and consume all available memory resources.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 7
python-flask (Red Hat package): before 0.10.1-5.el7_7
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0870
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.