high7.5
CVE-2018-16789
libhttp/url.c in shellinabox through 2.20 has an implementation flaw in the HTTP request parsing logic.
Impact
libhttp/url.c in shellinabox through 2.20 has an implementation flaw in the HTTP request parsing logic. By sending a crafted multipart/form-data HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this to force shellinaboxd into an infinite loop, exhausting available CPU resources and taking the service down.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Shellinabox Project | Shellinabox | through 2.20 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149978/Shell-In-A-Box-2.2.0-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/50
- https://code.google.com/archive/p/shellinabox/issues
- https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/commit/4f0ecc31ac6f985e0dd3f5a52cbfc0e9251f6361
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149978/Shell-In-A-Box-2.2.0-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/50
- https://code.google.com/archive/p/shellinabox/issues
- https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/commit/4f0ecc31ac6f985e0dd3f5a52cbfc0e9251f6361