CVE-2018-1000656 describes an Improper Input Validation vulnerability (CWE-20) in Flask versions prior to 0.12.3, affecting products like NetApp Active IQ and Pallets Project Flask. An attacker can exploit this by providing JSON data in incorrect encoding, leading to excessive memory usage and a denial-of-service condition. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and no user interaction, resulting in high availability impact. There is currently 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:palletsprojects:flask:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hyper_converged_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_utility:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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