CVE-2018-10908: ovirt vdsm Improper Input Validation

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-10908 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in ovirt vdsm. EPSS estimates a 1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 09-08-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

It was found that vdsm before version 4.20.37 invokes qemu-img on untrusted inputs without limiting resources. By uploading a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause the qemu-img process to consume unbounded amounts of memory of CPU time, causing a denial of service condition that could potentially impact other users of the host.

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
• CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingThe product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.