Rsa
CVE-2018-1232
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, write limits
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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RSA Authentication Agent version 8.0.1 and earlier for Web for both IIS and Apache Web Server are impacted by a stack-based buffer overflow which may occur when handling certain malicious web cookies. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. RSA Authentication Agent version 8.0.1 and earlier for Web for both IIS and Apache Web Server are impacted by a stack-based buffer overflow which may occur when handling certain malicious web cookies that have invalid formats. The attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the authentication agent and cause a denial-of-service situation. Affected products include: Rsa Authentication Agent For Web. Version information: version 8.0.1.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
RSA Authentication Agent version 8.0.1 and earlier for Web for both IIS and Apache Web Server are impacted by a stack-based buffer overflow which may occur when handling certain malicious web cookies that have invalid formats. The attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the authentication agent and cause a denial-of-service situation.
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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RSA Archer, versions prior to 6.6 P2 (6.6.0.2), contain an improper authentication vulnerability. Rated critical severit
RSA Netwitness Platform versions prior to 11.2.1.1 and RSA Security Analytics versions prior to 10.6.6.1 are vulnerable
EMC RSA enVision 4.x before 4.1 Patch 4 uses unspecified hardcoded credentials, which makes it easier for remote attacke
SQL injection vulnerability in EMC RSA Web Threat Detection 4.x before 4.6.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to exec
Archer Platform 6.3 before 6.11 (6.11.0.0) contains an Improper Access Control Vulnerability within SSO ADFS functionali
RSA Archer, versions prior to 6.7 P2 (6.7.0.2), contain a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Rated high severity
RSA Netwitness Platform versions prior to 11.2.1.1 is vulnerable to an Authorization Bypass vulnerability. Rated high se
RSA Archer, versions prior to 6.4.0.1, contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the REST API. Rated high severit
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