CVE-2018-1041

Public Exploit

Description

A vulnerability was found in the way RemoteMessageChannel, introduced in jboss-remoting versions 3.3.10, reads from an empty buffer. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service via high CPU caused by an infinite loop.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.13% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Red Hat, Inc. jboss-remoting
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44099/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0269 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0270 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0271 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0268 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0275 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040323 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1530457 issue tracking vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1041?
CVE-2018-1041 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1041?
To fix CVE-2018-1041, 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-2018-1041 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-1041 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-1041?
CVE-2018-1041 affects Red Hat, Inc. jboss-remoting.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.