CVE-2018-9849

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104160	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43730	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-05-10 14:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:30

NVD link : CVE-2018-9849

Mitre link : CVE-2018-9849

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-9849

JSON object : View

Products Affected

pulsesecure

pulse_connect_secure

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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