| Bug ID | 1099269 |
|---|---|
| Summary | VUL-0: CVE-2018-1000518: python-websockets: Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data |
| Classification | openSUSE |
| Product | openSUSE Distribution |
| Version | Leap 15.0 |
| Hardware | Other |
| URL | https://smash.suse.de/issue/208939/ |
| OS | Other |
| Status | NEW |
| Severity | Normal |
| Priority | P5 - None |
| Component | Security |
| Assignee | security-team@suse.de |
| Reporter | abergmann@suse.com |
| QA Contact | security-team@suse.de |
| Found By | Security Response Team |
| Blocker | --- |
CVE-2018-1000518 aaugustin websockets version 4 contains a CWE-409: Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in Servers and clients, unless configured with compression=None that can result in Denial of Service by memory exhaustion. This attack appear to be exploitable via Sending a specially crafted frame on an established connection. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 5. References: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2018-1000518 https://github.com/aaugustin/websockets/pull/407