CVE-2017-1000118: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in akka-http-core

CVE-2017-1000118 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-10-22

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in akka-http-core

Technologies: com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 (Maven), com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2017-1000118 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-1000118 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000118?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 22 October 2018.
Which products and versions are affected?
com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=10.0.6; com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=10.0.6.
Is there a fix for CVE-2017-1000118?
Yes. com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 (Maven): upgrade to 10.0.6 or later; com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 (Maven): upgrade to 10.0.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2017-1000118?
Check whether you run com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 (Maven) or com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 (Maven): upgrade to 10.0.6 or later
    # set com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 to 10.0.6 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  • com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 (Maven): upgrade to 10.0.6 or later
    # set com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 to 10.0.6 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=10.0.6
  • com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=10.0.6

Identifiers

  • CVE-2017-1000118
  • GHSA-gfx6-ph4q-q54q

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