Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-1000872 is a denial-of-service issue in OpenKMIP PyKMIP servers before 0.8.0. A client or multiple clients could keep opening connections and not close them, exhausting available sockets and making the service unavailable.
Executive priority
Treat this as a service-availability risk, not a data-theft issue based on available evidence. Prioritize remediation where PyKMIP protects critical key-management workflows or is reachable beyond tightly controlled clients.
Technical view
The source describes a CWE-399 resource management error in the PyKMIP server. Versions before 0.8.0 can be made unavailable when clients consume available sockets by keeping connections open. The record does not provide CVSS details or broader affected-product metadata.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to environments running OpenKMIP PyKMIP server versions before 0.8.0, especially where the KMIP service is reachable by untrusted or many semi-trusted clients.
Exploitation context
The source describes a denial-of-service condition through socket exhaustion. There is no KEV listing in the bundle and no cited evidence of active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The CVE text names PyKMIP before 0.8.0, CWE-399, a similarity to CVE-2015-5262, and a fix in 0.8.0. No CVSS vector, detailed patch notes, or active exploitation evidence are provided in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade OpenKMIP PyKMIP to version 0.8.0 or later.
- Restrict KMIP server access to trusted networks and clients.
- Review vendor guidance and the linked issue for operational context.
- Monitor connection counts and service availability for abnormal socket usage.
Validation and detection
- Inventory systems running OpenKMIP PyKMIP server.
- Confirm PyKMIP versions are 0.8.0 or later.
- Review network exposure for the PyKMIP service.
- Check logs and monitoring for unusual long-lived client connections.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CVE-2018-1000872 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/OpenKMIP/PyKMIP/issues/430CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.