CVE-2018-20031
7.5CVSSHIGH
Description
A Denial of Service vulnerability related to preemptive item deletion in lmgrd and vendor daemon components of FlexNet Publisher version 11.16.1.0 and earlier allows a remote attacker to send a combination of messages to lmgrd or the vendor daemon, causing the heartbeat between lmgrd and the vendor daemon to stop, and the vendor daemon to shut down.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
and 6 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109155
securityfocus.com
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
oracle.com
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/85979/
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com
and 12 more references View all →
Timeline
Published
Mar 21, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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