Is CVE-2018-1000656 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-1000656 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-1000656?

CVE-2018-1000656 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2018-1000656?

Patch guidance is available from palletsprojects security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2018-1000656.

Fix CVE-2018-1000656 - HIGH palletsprojects flask

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2018-1000656?

4 products: palletsprojects flask, netapp active iq, netapp hyper converged infrastructure, netapp ontap select deploy utility.

Description

The Pallets Project flask version Before 0.12.3 contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in flask that can result in Large amount of memory usage possibly leading to denial of service. This attack appear to be exploitable via Attacker provides JSON data in incorrect encoding. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.12.3. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2019-1010083.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PALLETSPROJECTS
Published: 8/20/2018
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

palletsprojects : flasknetapp : active_iqnetapp : hyper_converged_infrastructurenetapp : ontap_select_deploy_utility

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2018-1000656. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2018-1000656

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CVE-2018-1000656 vulnerability