CVE-2018-16789
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-16789 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-03-21 16:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-835
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Shellinabox Project | Shellinabox | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Disclosure: CVE-2018-16789: denial of service in shellinabox | MISC | seclists.org | Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Shell In A Box 2.2.0 Denial Of Service ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Rolling code for version 2.21 · shellinabox/shellinabox@4f0ecc3 · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Google Code Archive - Long-term storage for Google Code Project Hosting. | CONFIRM | code.google.com | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
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