Resource management error in GoAhead - CVE-2019-12822
Published: June 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18826
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12822
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GoAhead
GoAhead
Software vendor:
EmbedThis
EmbedThis
Description
The 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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.