CVE-2018-1232 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting RSA Authentication Agent for Web versions 8.0.1 and earlier, impacting both IIS and Apache Web Servers. This flaw can be triggered by specially crafted, malicious web cookies, leading to a denial-of-service condition by crashing the authentication agent. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it is a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, resulting in high availability impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rsa:authentication_agent_for_web:*:*:*:*:*:apache_web_server:*:* | ||
<= 8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rsa:authentication_agent_for_web:*:*:*:*:*:iis:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.