CVE-2018-1999044
Infinite Loop in Jenkins Core
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.137 and earlier, 2.121.2 and earlier in CronTab.java that allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to have a request handling thread enter an infinite loop.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.137 and earlier, 2.121.2 and earlier in CronTab.java that allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to have a request handling thread enter an infinite loop.
- Record
CVE-2018-1999044- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.137 and earlier, 2.121.2 and earlier in CronTab.java that allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to have a request handling thread enter an infinite loop.
- Record
CVE-2018-1999044- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3216 No score
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.137 and earlier, 2.121.2 and earlier in CronTab.java that allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to have a request handling thread enter an infinite loop.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3216- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qpf-fv36-h4r8
Infinite Loop in Jenkins Core
A Cron expression form validation could enter infinite loop, potentially resulting in denial of service. The form validation for cron expressions (e.g. "Poll SCM", "Build periodically") could enter infinite loops when cron expressions only matching certain rare dates were entered, blocking request handling threads indefinitely.
- Record
GHSA-8qpf-fv36-h4r8- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.137 and earlier, 2.121.2 and earlier in CronTab.java that allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to have a request handling thread enter an infinite loop.
- Record
CVE-2018-1999044- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8qpf-fv36-h4r8
Infinite Loop in Jenkins Core
A Cron expression form validation could enter infinite loop, potentially resulting in denial of service. The form validation for cron expressions (e.g. "Poll SCM", "Build periodically") could enter infinite loops when cron expressions only matching certain rare dates were entered, blocking request handling threads indefinitely.
- Record
GHSA-8qpf-fv36-h4r8- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreMaven |
before 2.138 | 2.138 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreMaven |
before 2.138, plus listed versions 1.3961.3971.3981.3991.400 Show 45 moreShow less1.4011.4031.4041.4051.4061.4071.4081.4091.409.11.409.21.409.31.4101.4111.4121.4131.4141.4151.4161.4171.4181.4191.4201.4211.4221.4231.4241.424.11.424.21.424.31.424.41.424.51.424.61.4251.4261.4271.4281.4291.4301.4311.4321.4331.4341.4351.4361.437 |
2.138 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-1999044 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Jenkins, published August 23, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core 2.138.
References
Left out here: 447 versions. The JSON record has them.