6.5

CVE-2018-1000872: pykmip_project pykmip Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Modified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2019:0391-1GHSA-gfv6-cj92-g3hxPYSEC-2018-22
Published 20-12-2018Last modified 16-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-1000872 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in pykmip_project pykmip. EPSS estimates a 1.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.29%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
SUSE-SU-2019:1450-1

Timeline

  1. 20-12-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

OpenKMIP PyKMIP version All versions before 0.8.0 contains a CWE 399: Resource Management Errors (similar issue to CVE-2015-5262) vulnerability in PyKMIP server that can result in DOS: the server can be made unavailable by one or more clients opening all of the available sockets. This attack appear to be exploitable via A client or clients open sockets with the server and then never close them. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.8.0.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

70%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.29% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Pykmip

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse3 products
  • python-PyKMIP&distro=HPE Helion OpenStack 8< 0.6.0-3.3.1
  • python-PyKMIP&distro=SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8< 0.6.0-3.3.1
  • python-PyKMIP&distro=SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8< 0.6.0-3.3.1
Debian1 product
  • python-pykmip< 0.7.0-3
Pykmip_project1 product
PyPI1 product
  • pykmip< 0.8.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • python-pykmipAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 7 products

References

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