# CVE-2018-1041: A vulnerability was found in the way RemoteMessageChannel, introduced in jboss-remoting versions 3.3.10, reads from an empty buffer.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2018-02-15 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Red Hat, Inc. jboss-remoting: since 3.3.10

## Description

A vulnerability was found in the way RemoteMessageChannel, introduced in jboss-remoting versions 3.3.10, reads from an empty buffer. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service via high CPU caused by an infinite loop.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Red Hat, Inc. jboss-remoting, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44099/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0269
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0270
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0271
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0268
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0275
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040323
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1530457
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44099

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