CVE-2018-14659 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Gluster file system versions 4.1.4 and 3.1.2, impacting Debian and Red Hat distributions. An authenticated remote attacker can exploit this by repeatedly calling 'setxattr(2)' with 'GF_XATTR_IOSTATS_DUMP_KEY' to trigger state dumps, creating numerous files and consuming server resources. Rated 6.5 Medium (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), this attack requires low privileges and network access, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.0.0, <= 3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_file_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.1.0, <= 4.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_file_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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