CVE-2018-1997 describes a denial of service vulnerability affecting IBM Business Automation Workflow and Business Process Manager versions 18.0.0.0, 18.0.0.1, and 18.0.0.2. An authenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted request, leading to server-side memory exhaustion. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on availability, though it does not affect confidentiality or integrity. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
18.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18.0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.5.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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:L
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