CVE-2018-1000808 is a memory exhaustion vulnerability in Python Cryptographic Authority pyOpenSSL versions prior to 17.5.0, specifically impacting the PKCS #12 Store. This flaw, classified as CWE-401, can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) if memory is depleted when an application reloads certificates from a PKCS #12 store. With a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, but does not require user interaction or privileges. The primary impact is high availability loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known public exploit codes or Metasploit/Nuclei modules available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 17.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pyopenssl_project:pyopenssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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