CVE-2018-16789 (GCVE-0-2018-16789)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-03-17 18:36 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
libhttp/url.c in shellinabox through 2.20 has an implementation flaw in the HTTP request parsing logic. By sending a crafted multipart/form-data HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this to force shellinaboxd into an infinite loop, exhausting available CPU resources and taking the service down.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149978/Shell… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/50 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/commit… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://code.google.com/archive/p/shellinabox/issues | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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