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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-20031

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,…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.24%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.24% probability · 82th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
flexera/flexnet publisher · oracle/communications lsms
Source
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.