CVE-2018-9849

Description

Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure 8.1.x before 8.1R14, 8.2.x before 8.2R11, and 8.3.x before 8.3R5 do not properly process nested XML entities, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and memory errors) via a crafted XML document.

5.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.21%

Vendor Advisory pulsesecure.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104160	third party advisory vdb entry
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43730	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-9849?: CVE-2018-9849 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-9849?: To fix CVE-2018-9849, 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-2018-9849 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-9849 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.

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