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TI-2018-14211 Aliases CVE-2018-20033GHSA-3jq8-j7q6-f6m6

Resource allocation without limits in Flexera Software LLC FlexNet Publisher

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

A Remote Code Execution vulnerability in lmgrd and vendor daemon components of FlexNet Publisher version 11.16.1.0 and earlier could allow a remote attacker to corrupt the memory by allocating / deallocating memory, loading lmgrd or the vendor daemon and causing the heartbeat between lmgrd and the vendor daemon to stop. This would force the vendor daemon to shut down. No exploit of this vulnerability has been demonstrated.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03669 89th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Flexera Software LLCFlexNet Publisherup to 11.16.1.0—No fix listedCNA
  • FlexNet Publisher VendorFlexera Software LLC Affected up to 11.16.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:flexera:flexnet_publisher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 11.16.1.0VulnerableFlexera
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_lsms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1 – 13.4VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:flexera:flexnet_publisher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.16.1.0 Vulnerable ·Flexera
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_lsms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 – 13.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20033
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3jq8-j7q6-f6m6

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2011-03652 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in lmgrd in Flexera FlexNet Publisher 11.10… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2015-06818 Multiple buffer overflows in (1) lmgrd and (2) Vendor Daemon in Flexera FlexNet Publisher… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-15367 FlexNet Publisher 11.12.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add Local Admin) CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
  • TI-2011-03651 Heap-based buffer overflow in lmadmin in Flexera FlexNet Publisher 11.10 (aka FlexNet… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2017-04623 Out-of-bounds write in Flexera Software LLC GnuTLS libtasn1 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-04617 An error when handling certain external commands and services related to the FlexNet… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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