Resource exhaustion in Apache Struts - CVE-2006-1547
Published: April 23, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88919
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-1547
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
Apache Struts
Apache Struts
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack via a multipart/form-data encoded form with a parameter name that references the public getMultipartRequestHandler method, which provides further access to elements in the CommonsMultipartRequestHandler implementation and BeanUtils.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38534
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19493
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20117
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015856
- http://struts.apache.org/struts-doc-1.2.9/userGuide/release-notes.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17342
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1205
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25613