CVE-2018-9849

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure en versiones 8.1.x anteriores a la 8.1R14, versiones 8.2.x anteriores a la 8.2R11 y versiones 8.3.x anteriores a la 8.3R5 no procesa correctamente las entidades XML anidadas, lo que permite que atacantes remotos provoquen una denegación de servicio (consumo de memoria y errores de memoria) mediante un documento XML manipulado.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-04-07 CVE Reserved
2018-05-10 CVE Published
2024-05-25 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104160	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43730	2019-10-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Connect Secure Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Connect Secure"				>= 8.1 < 8.1r14 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Connect Secure" and version " >= 8.1 < 8.1r14"		-		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Connect Secure Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Connect Secure"				>= 8.2 < 8.2r11 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Connect Secure" and version " >= 8.2 < 8.2r11"		-		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Connect Secure Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Connect Secure"				>= 8.3 < 8.3r5 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Connect Secure" and version " >= 8.3 < 8.3r5"		-		Affected