CVE-2018-1041

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated

7.5

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.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 94.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 15, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (16)

secalert@redhathttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040323
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0268
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0269
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0270
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0271
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0275
secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1530457
secalert@redhathttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44099/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040323
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0268
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0269
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0270
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0271
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0275
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1530457

Patch Availability(5)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
redhat	jboss-remoting	2018-02-05	redhat
redhat	picketlink-federation-0:2.5.4-20.SP18_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5	2018-02-05	redhat
redhat	picketlink-federation-0:2.5.4-20.SP18_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6	2018-02-05	redhat
redhat	jboss-ec2-eap-0:7.5.19-2.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6	2018-02-05	redhat
redhat	picketlink-federation-0:2.5.4-20.SP18_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7	2018-02-05	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

All Vendor Advisories

(5)

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Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Exploit-DBEDB-44099
First seen Feb 16, 2018
JBoss Remoting 6.14.18 - Denial of Service
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-1041?

CVE-2018-1041 is a high vulnerability published on February 15, 2018. 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.

When was CVE-2018-1041 disclosed?

CVE-2018-1041 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 15, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-1041 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-1041 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 94.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-1041?

CVE-2018-1041 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-1041?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-1041, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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