#VU74198 Input validation error in GNU Libmicrohttpd - CVE-2023-27371
Published: March 30, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU74198
Vulnerability risk: Medium
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:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27371
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GNU Libmicrohttpd
GNU Libmicrohttpd
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of multipart/form-data data within the MHD_create_post_processor() method in the postprocessor.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.