CVE-2018-20164
MEDIUMEPSS 87th pctlDescription
An issue was discovered in regex.yaml (aka regexes.yaml) in UA-Parser UAP-Core before 0.6.0. A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) issue allows remote attackers to overload a server by setting the User-Agent header in an HTTP(S) request to a value containing a long digit string. (The UAP-Core project contains the vulnerability, propagating to all implementations.)
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-185 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-11034 | Medium | 6.1 | 7.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2015-8388 | High | 7.5 | 6.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-7536 | Medium | 5.3 | 4.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-7537 | Medium | 5.3 | 4.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2015-8389 | Critical | 9.8 | 3.9% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-7158 | High | 7.5 | 3.4% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2018-20164?
Upgrade uap-core on debian 11 to 20190213-1 or later.
Is CVE-2018-20164 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2018-20164 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 3.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2018-20164?
CVE-2018-20164 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2018-20164 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for uap-core (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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