SB2020061936 - Resource exhaustion in Mattermost, Mattermost Server



SB2020061936 - Resource exhaustion in Mattermost, Mattermost Server

Published: June 19, 2020 Updated: July 17, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020061936
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-21250)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.2.2, 5.1.2, and 4.10.4. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted image dimensions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.