CVE-2018-12453
Type confusion in the xgroupCommand function in t_stream.c in redis-server in Redis before 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause denial-of-service via an XGROUP command in which the key is not a stream.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Type confusion in the xgroupCommand function in t_stream.c in redis-server in Redis before 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause denial-of-service via an XGROUP command in which the key is not a stream.
- 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
- 23.12% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 20 June 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-704
- Affected
- redislabs/redis
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 17.8% on 21 September 2026 to 23.1% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 23.9% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://gist.github.com/fakhrizulkifli/34a56d575030682f6c564553c53b82b5Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/antirez/redis/commit/c04082cf138f1f51cedf05ee9ad36fb6763cafc6Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44908/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gist.github.com/fakhrizulkifli/34a56d575030682f6c564553c53b82b5Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/antirez/redis/commit/c04082cf138f1f51cedf05ee9ad36fb6763cafc6Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44908/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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