Vulnerability identifier: #VU23340

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5097

CWE-ID:

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability:

Vulnerable software:
GoAhead
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor: EmbedThis

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in the processing of multi-part/form-data requests in the base GoAhead web server application. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

GoAhead: 3.6.5 - 5.0.1

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Fixed software versions

CPE

• cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links
http://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0889

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?