Resource management error in Undertow - CVE-2019-14888
Published: February 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25486
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-2019-14888
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Undertow
Undertow
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing HTTP requests sent to HTTPS port. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14888
Install updates from vendor's website.