Uncontrolled resource consumption in redhat-certification
Priority LOW 35CWE-400Published · 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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
redhat-certification 7 does not properly restrict the number of recursive definitions of entities in XML documents, allowing an unauthenticated user to run a "Billion Laugh Attack" by replying to XMLRPC methods when getting the status of an host.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01104 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | redhat-certification | redhat-certification 7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- redhat-certification Vendor— Affected redhat-certification 7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10868
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9gcv-g5q9-f633
References
More Red Hat Certification vulnerabilities
- 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-2018-07679 Missing authorization in redhat-certification CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-07677 It was discovered that redhat-certification 7 is not properly configured and it lists all… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-10868 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-10868 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9gcv-g5q9-f633 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-10868 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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