CVE-2018-11056

Description

RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, prior to 4.1.6.1 (in 4.1.x), and RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition versions prior to 4.0.5.3 (in 4.0.x) contain an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') vulnerability when parsing ASN.1 data. A remote attacker could use maliciously constructed ASN.1 data that would exhaust the stack, potentially causing a Denial Of Service.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.08% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory oracle.com Third-Party Advisory oracle.com Third-Party Advisory oracle.com Third-Party Advisory oracle.com Third-Party Advisory oracle.com
Affected: RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite
Affected: RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/46 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11056?
CVE-2018-11056 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-11056?
To fix CVE-2018-11056, 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-2018-11056 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-11056 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-11056?
CVE-2018-11056 affects RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition.
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