CVE-2018-20032 is a Denial of Service vulnerability in FlexNet Publisher versions 11.16.1.0 and earlier, affecting its lmgrd and vendor daemon components, including those used in Flexera and Oracle products. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending specific message combinations, disrupting the heartbeat between lmgrd and the vendor daemon, ultimately causing the vendor daemon to shut down. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, this unauthenticated attack requires low complexity and leads to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.16.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flexera:flexnet_publisher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.1, <= 13.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_lsms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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