CVE-2018-10864

Description

An uncontrolled resource consumption flaw has been discovered in redhat-certification in the way documents are loaded. A remote attacker may provide an existing but invalid XML file which would be opened and never closed, possibly producing a Denial of Service.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.35%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: [UNKNOWN] redhat-certification:
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10864 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2373 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10864?
CVE-2018-10864 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-10864?
To fix CVE-2018-10864, 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-2018-10864 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-10864 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-10864?
CVE-2018-10864 affects [UNKNOWN] redhat-certification:.
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