CVE-2018-18853 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Lightbend Spray spray-json versions up to 1.3.4, stemming from algorithmic complexity when parsing fields with numerous decimal digits. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to resource exhaustion. Despite its severity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:spray-json:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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