CVE-2018-1232
RSA Authentication Agent version 8.0.1 and earlier for Web for both IIS and Apache Web Server are impacted by a stack-based buffer overflow which may occur when handling certain malicious web cookies that have invalid formats.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
RSA Authentication Agent version 8.0.1 and earlier for Web for both IIS and Apache Web Server are impacted by a stack-based buffer overflow which may occur when handling certain malicious web cookies that have invalid formats. The attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the authentication agent and cause a denial-of-service situation.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.67% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- rsa/authentication agent for web
- Source
- security_alert@emc.com
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/60Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040577Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/60Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040577Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.