Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wowza Streaming Engine by Wowza
CVE-2018-7048

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wowza

Status
Streaming Engine
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 March 2018

What is CVE-2018-7048?

A vulnerability has been identified in Wowza Streaming Engine, prior to version 4.7.1, that can lead to a denial of service condition. This issue arises from memory consumption linked to crafted HTTP requests that can overload the system, potentially compromising its availability. Users of the affected versions are advised to update to the latest release to mitigate this security risk.

References

https://www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-streaming-engine-4-7-1-r...
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WowzaMediaSystems/publi...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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