CVE-2018-5299

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability exists in the web server in Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) before 8.3R4 and Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) before 5.4R4, leading to memory corruption and possibly remote code execution.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43604Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43604Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 16, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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