Input validation error in Monkey - CVE-2014-5336
Published: August 26, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41376
CSH Severity: Medium
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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5336
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Monkey Software
Affected software:
Monkey
Monkey
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Monkey HTTP Server before 1.5.3, when the File Descriptor Table (FDT) is enabled and custom error messages are set, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via an HTTP request that triggers an error message.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-5336
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://monkey-project.com/Announcements/v1.5.3
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/397
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/412
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60783
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69279
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95336
- https://github.com/monkey/monkey/commit/b2d0e6f92310bb14a15aa2f8e96e1fb5379776dd