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CVE-2018-12453

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2018-06-16
  • Fixed in5.0
  • WeaknessCWE-704

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Description

Type confusion in the xgroupCommand function in t_stream.c in redis-server in Redis before 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause denial-of-service via an XGROUP command in which the key is not a stream.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-06-20Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 03:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Redislabs redis
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.0< 5.05.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-12453 Red Hat Product Security

    redis: type confusion in the xgroupCommand function in t_stream.c

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Redislabs redis to 5.0

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-44908
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-704read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score23.1 %read 2026-11-03
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-11-03

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2018-06-16
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12453?

Type confusion in the xgroupCommand function in t_stream.c in redis-server in Redis before 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause denial-of-service via an XGROUP command in which the key is not a stream.

Is CVE-2018-12453 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-12453 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 23.1% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-12453?

CVE-2018-12453 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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