CVE-2018-15769

Description

RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite versions prior to 4.0.11 (in 4.0.x series) and versions prior to 4.1.6.2 (in 4.1.x series) contain a key management error issue. A malicious TLS server could potentially cause a Denial Of Service (DoS) on TLS clients during the handshake when a very large prime value is sent to the TLS client, and an Ephemeral or Anonymous Diffie-Hellman cipher suite (DHE or ADH) is used.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.57% Top 20%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105929	vdb entry broken link
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/37	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042057	vdb entry broken link
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-2018-15769?: CVE-2018-15769 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-15769?: To fix CVE-2018-15769, 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-2018-15769 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-15769 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.

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