CVE-2018-20164
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CVE-2018-20164 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in regex.yaml (aka regexes.yaml) in UA-Parser UAP-Core before 0.6.0. A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) issue allows remote attackers to overload a server by setting the User-Agent header in an HTTP(S) request to a value containing a long digit string. EPSS estimates a 3.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in regex.yaml (aka regexes.yaml) in UA-Parser UAP-Core before 0.6.0. A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) issue allows remote attackers to overload a server by setting the User-Agent header in an HTTP(S) request to a value containing a long digit string. (The UAP-Core project contains the vulnerability, propagating to all implementations.)
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Uaparser | User Agent Parser-Core | < 0.6.0 |
References
- https://github.com/ua-parser/uap-core/commit/010ccdc7303546cd22b9da687c29f4a996990014Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ua-parser/uap-core/commit/156f7e12b215bddbaf3df4514c399d683e6cdadcPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-009-uaparser/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ua-parser/uap-core/commit/010ccdc7303546cd22b9da687c29f4a996990014Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ua-parser/uap-core/commit/156f7e12b215bddbaf3df4514c399d683e6cdadcPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-009-uaparser/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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