CVE-2018-9849 Information

Description

Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure 8.1.x before 8.1R14 8.2.x before 8.2R11 and 8.3.x before 8.3R5 do not properly process nested XML entities which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and memory errors) via a crafted XML document.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104160 https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43730

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5