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CVE-2018-1232: RSA Authentication Agent version 8.0.1 and earlier for Web for both IIS and Apache Web Server are impacted...

RSA Authentication Agent version 8.0.1 and earlier for Web for both IIS and Apache Web Server are impacted by a stack-based buffer overflow which may occur when handling certain malicious web cookies that have invalid formats. The attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the authentication agent and cause a denial-of-service situation.

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This flaw can let an attacker crash RSA Authentication Agent for Web by sending malformed cookies to a protected IIS or Apache web server. The documented impact is denial of service, not data theft or remote control. Business urgency depends on whether vulnerable agents still protect important web access paths. Exposure is limited to environments running RSA Authentication Agent for Web for IIS or Apache, version 8.0.1 or earlier. Internet-facing protected applications carry higher operational risk than internal-only deployments. Handle as a targeted availability risk to legacy web authentication infrastructure. Prioritize if it protects customer portals, VPN-adjacent access, or critical internal applications where an authentication outage would disrupt operations. Mitigation focus: Inventory IIS and Apache servers using RSA Authentication Agent for Web.; Identify any deployments running version 8.0.1 or earlier.; Review Dell EMC DSA-2018-040 for supported remediation guidance..

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Dell EMCRSA Authentication Agent for Web for IIS, RSA Authentication Agent for Web for Apache Web Serverversion 8.0.1 and earlierListed
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