VDB-117551 · CVE-2018-2421 · BID 104111

SAP Internet Graphics Server up to 7.53 Portwatcher resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SAP Internet Graphics Server 7.20/7.20EXT/7.45/7.49/7.53. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Portwatcher. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-2421. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SAP Internet Graphics Server 7.20/7.20EXT/7.45/7.49/7.53 (Application Server Software). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Portwatcher. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS) Portwatcher, 7.20, 7.20EXT, 7.45, 7.49, 7.53, allows an attacker to prevent legitimate users from accessing a service, either by crashing or flooding the service.

The bug was discovered 05/08/2018. The weakness was released 05/09/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at blogs.sap.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-2421 since 12/15/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/11/2023).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104111†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-117549, VDB-117545, VDB-117546 and VDB-117547. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/15/2017 🔍
05/08/2018 +144 days 🔍
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05/10/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/11/2023 +1766 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: blogs.sap.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-2421 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-2421
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117551
SecurityFocus: 104111 - SAP Internet Graphics Server CVE-2018-2421 Denial of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2018 11:46
Updated: 03/11/2023 13:34
Changes: 05/10/2018 11:46 (60), 02/04/2020 07:21 (4), 03/11/2023 13:34 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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