Input validation error in gSOAP - CVE-2019-7659
Published: February 14, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17674
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7659
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Genivia Inc
Affected software:
gSOAP
gSOAP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the HTTP cookie-handling component of Genivia gSOA it is used with a server application with the -DWITH_COOKIES flag enabled. A remote attacker can send a request that submits malicious input and cause the application to unexpectedly abort.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-7659
Update to version 2.8.75.