Denial of Service Vulnerability in SAP Host Agent Software
CVE-2020-6186

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

SAP
Status
SAP Host Agent
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 February 2020

What is CVE-2020-6186?

The SAP Host Agent version 7.21 has a vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit username/password-based authentication mechanisms. This results in a significant slowdown of processing requests, which can disrupt normal operations and lead to service outages. Organizations utilizing this version are advised to implement security measures to mitigate the potential impact of such an exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

SAP Host Agent = 7.21

References

https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageI...
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https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2841053
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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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