CVE-2018-9849 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure versions 8.1.x, 8.2.x, and 8.3.x prior to specified patch levels. It allows remote attackers to cause memory consumption and errors by sending a crafted XML document that improperly processes nested XML entities. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and local attack vector, but requires user interaction to trigger. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.1, < 8.1r14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.2, < 8.2r11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.3, < 8.3r5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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