CVE-2018-16848
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CVE-2018-16848 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A Denial of Service (DoS) condition is possible in OpenStack Mistral in versions up to and including 7.0.3. Submitting a specially crafted workflow definition YAML file containing nested anchors can lead to resource exhaustion culminating in a denial of service.. EPSS estimates a 1.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A Denial of Service (DoS) condition is possible in OpenStack Mistral in versions up to and including 7.0.3. Submitting a specially crafted workflow definition YAML file containing nested anchors can lead to resource exhaustion culminating in a denial of service.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Openstack-Mistral | <= 7.0.3 |
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mistral/+bug/1785657Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1645332Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mistral/+bug/1785657Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1645332Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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