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FKIE_CVE-2018-2473

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-11-13 20:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:55
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Server, versions 4.1 and 4.2, when using Web Intelligence Richclient 3 tiers mode gateway allows an attacker to prevent legitimate users from accessing a service, either by crashing or flooding the service.
References
cna@sap.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105903Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cna@sap.comhttps://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2657670Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
cna@sap.comhttps://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=503809832Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105903Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2657670Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=503809832Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sap businessobjects_business_intelligence 4.1
sap businessobjects_business_intelligence 4.2
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          "vendor": "SAP",
          "versions": [
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              "version": "= 4.1"
            },
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            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cna@sap.com"
    }
  ],
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    },
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  "id": "CVE-2018-2473",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:55:45.260",
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}



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