Heap memory exhaustion in JBoss Application Server - CVE-2017-12174

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Heap memory exhaustion in JBoss Application Server - CVE-2017-12174

Published: February 6, 2018 / Updated: March 20, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10382
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12174
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The 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.

Affected software

JBoss Application Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
eap7-jboss-ec2-eap (Red Hat package)

How to mitigate CVE-2017-12174

Install update from vendor's website.

eap7-jboss-ec2-eap (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 7.1.1-3.1.GA_redhat_3.ep7.el6, 7.1.1-3.1.GA_redhat_3.ep7.el7

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