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TI-2018-07678 Aliases CVE-2018-10864GHSA-3mqx-hc7r-v3c4

Uncontrolled resource consumption in [UNKNOWN] redhat-certification:

Priority LOW 30CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
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-400.

Summary

An uncontrolled resource consumption flaw has been discovered in redhat-certification in the way documents are loaded. A remote attacker may provide an existing but invalid XML file which would be opened and never closed, possibly producing a Denial of Service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01232 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
[UNKNOWN]redhat-certification:all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • redhat-certification: Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:certification:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0Running onRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:certification:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Running on ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2018:2373 Released 2018-08-09 · Red Hat rating Critical
    redhat-certification security update
    • Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 redhat-certification-5.16-20180809.el7, redhat-certification-backend-5.16-20180809.el7, redhat-certification-baremetal-5.16-20180809.el7 +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed RHSA-2018:2373
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10864
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3mqx-hc7r-v3c4

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2018-07684 Path traversal in redhat-certification rhcertstore.py CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-07681 Files are accessible without restrictions from the /update/results page of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2018-07680 Missing authorization in redhat-certification CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2018-07683 Incorrect permission assignment in [UNKNOWN] redhat-certification CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-07682 Uncontrolled resource consumption in redhat-certification CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-07679 Missing authorization in redhat-certification CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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