Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU16026

Denial of service in IBM API Connect - CVE-2018-1779

Published: November 15, 2018 / Updated: November 23, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU16026

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-2018-1779

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: IBM Corporation

Affected software:
IBM API Connect

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to not setting limits on JSON payload size. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.

The vulnerability has been fixed in the version 2018.4.1.