CVE-2018-20031

Description

A Denial of Service vulnerability related to preemptive item deletion in lmgrd and vendor daemon components of FlexNet Publisher version 11.16.1.0 and earlier allows a remote attacker to send a combination of messages to lmgrd or the vendor daemon, causing the heartbeat between lmgrd and the vendor daemon to stop, and the vendor daemon to shut down.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.25% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory flexerasoftware.com

Affected: Flexera Software LLC FlexNet Publisher

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109155	vdb entry broken link
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html	third party advisory patch
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/85979/	not applicable vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20031?: CVE-2018-20031 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20031?: To fix CVE-2018-20031, 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-2018-20031 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-20031 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-20031?: CVE-2018-20031 affects Flexera Software LLC FlexNet Publisher.

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