CVE-2018-1000656

Description

The Pallets Project flask version Before 0.12.3 contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in flask that can result in Large amount of memory usage possibly leading to denial of service. This attack appear to be exploitable via Attacker provides JSON data in incorrect encoding. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.12.3. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2019-1010083.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.57%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0001/ third party advisory patch
https://github.com/pallets/flask/pull/2691 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/pallets/flask/releases/tag/0.12.3 third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00025.html mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4378-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000656?
CVE-2018-1000656 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000656?
To fix CVE-2018-1000656, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1000656 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-1000656 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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