Resource exhaustion in Philips e-Alert Unit - CVE-2018-8854
Published: August 31, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14582
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-2018-8854
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Philips
Affected software:
Philips e-Alert Unit
Philips e-Alert Unit
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper restriction of the size or amount of resources requested or influenced by an actor. A remote attacker can consume more resources than intended and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8854
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.