#VU29133 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in Consul and Consul Enterprise - CVE-2020-12758

 

#VU29133 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in Consul and Consul Enterprise - CVE-2020-12758

Published: June 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29133
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12758
CWE-ID: CWE-404
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Consul
Consul Enterprise
Software vendor:
HashiCorp

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack. 

The vulnerability exists due to the affected can software crash when configured with an abnormally-formed service-router entry. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the targeted system. 


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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