Infinite loop in HAProxy - CVE-2019-14241
Published: November 24, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22942
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14241
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: HAProxy
Affected software:
HAProxy
HAProxy
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop while processing cookies in the htx_manage_client_side_cookies() function in proto_htx.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the proxy server, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14241
Install updates from vendor's website.