high
7.5
CWE
400
Advisory Published
CVE Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2019-14888

First published: Thu Nov 14 2019(Updated: )

A vulnerability was found in the Undertow HTTP server in versions before 2.0.28.SP1 when listening on HTTPS. An attacker can target the HTTPS port to carry out a Denial Of Service (DOS) to make the service unavailable on SSL.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el6ea
0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-binary<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-text<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jberet<0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el6ea
0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-picketlink-bindings<0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el6ea
0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-undertow-jastow<0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-weld-core<0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el7ea
0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-binary<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-text<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jberet<0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el7ea
0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-picketlink-bindings<0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el7ea
0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-undertow-jastow<0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-weld-core<0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el8ea
0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-binary<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-text<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jberet<0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el8ea
0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-picketlink-bindings<0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el8ea
0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-undertow-jastow<0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-weld-core<0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/undertow<2.0.28.
2.0.28.
Red Hat Undertow<=2.0.28
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid=7.0.0
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=7.0.0
Red Hat JBoss Fuse=6.0.0
Red Hat JBoss Fuse=7.0.0
Red Hat Single Sign-On=7.0
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-14888?

    CVE-2019-14888 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) on the Undertow HTTP server.

  • How do I fix CVE-2019-14888?

    To fix CVE-2019-14888, upgrade to Undertow version 2.0.28 or later, or apply the appropriate security patches provided by Red Hat.

  • What are the affected versions for CVE-2019-14888?

    CVE-2019-14888 affects Undertow versions prior to 2.0.28.SP1 when configured to listen on HTTPS.

  • What type of attack is possible with CVE-2019-14888?

    CVE-2019-14888 enables an attacker to perform a Denial of Service (DoS) attack against the server by targeting the HTTPS port.

  • Which products are impacted by CVE-2019-14888?

    Products such as Red Hat JBoss EAP, Undertow and related packages are impacted by CVE-2019-14888.

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