CVE-2018-5299 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability exists in the web server in Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) before 8.3R4 and Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) before 5.4R4, leading to memory corruption and possibly remote code execution.

Published: 2018-01-16

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 2.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02465.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43604

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure Pulse Policy Secure

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-01-16T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:33:43.699Z

Reserved: 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-5299

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-16T22:29:00.240

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:08:32.510

Link: CVE-2018-5299

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-787

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