Improper input validation in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Light - CVE-2018-7432
Published: October 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15455
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-2018-7432
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Splunk Inc.
Affected software:
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Light
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Light
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing HTTP requests by the Splunkd daemon. A remote attacker can send an HTTP request that submits malicious input and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-7432
Update Splunk Enterprise to 6.2.14, 6.3.10, 6.4.7, 6.5.3.
Update Splunk Light to version 6.6.0.
Update Splunk Light to version 6.6.0.