#VU10382 Heap memory exhaustion in JBoss Application Server - CVE-2017-12174

Vulnerability identifier: #VU10382

Vulnerability risk: Low

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:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12174

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
JBoss Application Server

Software vendor:
Red Hat Inc.

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.

Install update from vendor's website.

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12174