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CVE-2018-1232

RSA Authentication Agent for Web XSS / Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

RSA Authentication Agent en versiones 8.0.1 y anteriores para Web para IIS y Apache Web Server se ve afectado por un desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila que puede ocurrir cuando se manipulan determinadas cookies web maliciosas que tienen formatos no válidos. El atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad para cerrar de manera inesperada el agente de autenticación y provocar una situación de denegación de servicio (DoS).

RSA Authentication Agent for Web for both IIS and Apache Web Server version 8.0. 1 and earlier contain multiple vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploit ed by malicious users to compromise affected systems. These issues include cross site scripting, buffer overflow, and information disclosure.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-12-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-03-28 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (2)
URL Tag Source
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/60 Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040577 Third Party Advisory
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Rsa
Search vendor "Rsa"
 Authentication Agent For Web
Search vendor "Rsa" for product "Authentication Agent For Web"
 <= 8.0.1
Search vendor "Rsa" for product "Authentication Agent For Web" and version " <= 8.0.1"
apache_web_server
Affected
Rsa
Search vendor "Rsa"
 Authentication Agent For Web
Search vendor "Rsa" for product "Authentication Agent For Web"
 <= 8.0.1
Search vendor "Rsa" for product "Authentication Agent For Web" and version " <= 8.0.1"
iis
Affected