PT-2017-16817 · Sap · Sap Kernel

Published 2017-02-15 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-5997

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SAP KERNEL versions 7.21 through 7.49

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in memory consumption and process crash, via multiple requests to the msgserver/group?group= endpoint with a crafted size of the group parameter.

Recommendations For SAP KERNEL versions 7.21 through 7.49, consider restricting access to the msgserver/group?group= endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the group parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-772

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-5997

Affected Products

Sap Kernel

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5997 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5997 · Security Note
• https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-038-sap-message-server-http-remote-dos · Note