CVE-2018-16848

Description

A Denial of Service (DoS) condition is possible in OpenStack Mistral in versions up to and including 7.0.3. Submitting a specially crafted workflow definition YAML file containing nested anchors can lead to resource exhaustion culminating in a denial of service.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.37%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a openstack-mistral
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1645332 vendor advisory issue tracking
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mistral/+bug/1785657 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16848?
CVE-2018-16848 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16848?
To fix CVE-2018-16848, 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-2018-16848 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-16848 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-2018-16848?
CVE-2018-16848 affects n/a openstack-mistral.
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