CVE-2018-11386
5.9CVSSMEDIUM
Description
An issue was discovered in the HttpFoundation component in Symfony 2.7.x before 2.7.48, 2.8.x before 2.8.41, 3.3.x before 3.3.17, 3.4.x before 3.4.11, and 4.0.x before 4.0.11. The PDOSessionHandler class allows storing sessions on a PDO connection. Under some configurations and with a well-crafted payload, it was possible to do a denial of service on a Symfony application without too much resources.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
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Exploitability
2 exploit sources identified
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Defense Evasion
Initial Access
References
https://wiki.astralinux.ru/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=44892734
wiki.astralinux.ru
https://symfony.com/blog/cve-2018-11386-denial-of-service-when-using-pdosessionhandler
symfony.com
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4262
debian.org
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Timeline
Published
Jun 13, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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