SB2017090518 - NULL pointer dereference in EmbedThis GoAhead
Published: September 5, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017090518
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14149)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the websDecodeUrl function in http.c, leading to a crash for a "POST / HTTP/1.1" request. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.