Medium severity · published May 10, 2018
CVE-2018-9849
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…
5.5
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 61% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PC
Pulse Connect Secure · Pulsesecure
8.1 before 8.1r14; 8.2 before 8.2r11; 8.3 before 8.3r5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9849
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9849
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104160
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43730
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