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TI-2018-00962 Aliases CVE-2018-1041GHSA-r69p-rc7c-rr2m

Infinite loop in Red Hat jboss-remoting

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-835Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

A vulnerability was found in the way RemoteMessageChannel, introduced in jboss-remoting versions 3.3.10, reads from an empty buffer. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service via high CPU caused by an infinite loop.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.15529 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red Hatjboss-remotingsince 3.3.10—No fix listedCNA
  • jboss-remoting VendorRed Hat Affected since 3.3.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jboss:jboss-remoting:3.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.10VulnerableJBoss
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0Running onRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:jboss:jboss-remoting:3.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.10 Vulnerable ·JBoss
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Running on ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2018:0275 Released 2018-02-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    jboss-ec2-eap security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server jboss-ec2-eap-7.5.19-2.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6, jboss-ec2-eap-samples-7.5.19-2.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6
  • RHSA-2018:0271 Released 2018-02-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.19 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 5 Server hornetq-2.3.25-25.SP23_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, infinispan-5.2.23-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, infinispan-cachestore-jdbc-5.2.23-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 +47
  • RHSA-2018:0268 Released 2018-02-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.19 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 7 Server hornetq-2.3.25-25.SP23_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, infinispan-5.2.23-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, infinispan-cachestore-jdbc-5.2.23-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7 +47
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2018:0270 Released 2018-02-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.19 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server hornetq-2.3.25-25.SP23_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, infinispan-5.2.23-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, infinispan-cachestore-jdbc-5.2.23-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 +47
  • RHSA-2018:0269 Released 2018-02-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.19 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4Fixed RHSA-2018:0269
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2018:0271
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2018:0270, RHSA-2018:0275
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2018:0268
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1041
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r69p-rc7c-rr2m

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 6

  • TI-2017-08941 Deserialization of untrusted data in Red Hat jbossas KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-01790 JBoss Seam 2 (jboss-seam2), as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-09342 Unrestricted file upload in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-01383 The Web Console (aka web-console) in JBossAs in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-09354 XML external entity injection in Apache Solr before 7.1 with Apache Lucene before 7.1 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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