CVE-2018-7262

Description

In Ceph before 12.2.3 and 13.x through 13.0.1, the rgw_civetweb.cc RGWCivetWeb::init_env function in radosgw doesn't handle malformed HTTP headers properly, allowing for denial of service.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.39% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ceph.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0546 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/ceph/ceph/pull/20488 issue tracking third party advisory
http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/23039 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1546611 issue tracking
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0548 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/74VI6EPZ6LD2O4JJXJBTYQ4U4VUO2ZDO/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-7262?
CVE-2018-7262 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-7262?
To fix CVE-2018-7262, 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-2018-7262 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-7262 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.
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