Heap-based buffer overflow in Sentinel License Manager - CVE-2017-12820
Published: February 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10370
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12820
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Gemalto
Affected software:
Sentinel License Manager
Sentinel License Manager
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted HTTP request body in Admin APIs, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted HTTP request body in Admin APIs, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12820
Update to version 7.6.