Denial of service in Embedthis GoAhead
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-12822 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-399 |
| Exploitation vector | Local network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
GoAhead Server applications / Web servers |
| Vendor | EmbedThis |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Resource management error
EUVDB-ID: #VU18826
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12822
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory assertion when processing HTTP headers in http.c file. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and consume all available resources, resulting in a denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsGoAhead: 2.1.5 - 5.0.0
External linkshttp://github.com/embedthis/goahead/compare/5349710...579f21f
http://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/285
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
