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CVE-2018-12469 — Incorrect handling of an invalid value for an HTTP request parameter by Director

Incorrect handling of an invalid value for an HTTP request parameter by Directory Server (aka Enterprise Server Administration web UI) in Micro Focus Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Server 2.3 Update 2 and earlier, 3.0 before Patch Update 12, and 4.0 before Patch Update 2 cau

CVSS
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EPSS
0.34% (top 43.90%)
CWE
CWE-476
Published
2018-10-12T13:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-16T19:46:30.802Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

Incorrect handling of an invalid value for an HTTP request parameter by Directory Server (aka Enterprise Server Administration web UI) in Micro Focus Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Server 2.3 Update 2 and earlier, 3.0 before Patch Update 12, and 4.0 before Patch Update 2 causes a null pointer dereference (CWE-476) and subsequent denial of service due to process termination.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Micro FocusMicro Focus Enterprise Developer, Micro Focus Enterprise ServerAll versions before 3.0 Patch Update 12, 4.0 Patch Update 2, 5.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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