CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5997

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The SAP Message Server HTTP daemon in SAP KERNEL 7.21-7.49 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and process crash) via multiple msgserver/group?group= requests with a crafted size of the group parameter.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt SAP services, potentially leading to downtime and loss of system availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of SAP KERNEL to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential attack attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The SAP Message Server HTTP daemon in SAP KERNEL 7.21-7.49 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and process crash) via multiple msgserver/group?group= requests with a crafted size of the group parameter, aka SAP Security Note 2358972.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS