CVE-2018-16789

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:shellinabox_project:shellinabox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:53

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149978/Shell-In-A-Box-2.2.0-Denial-Of-Service.html - Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149978/Shell-In-A-Box-2.2.0-Denial-Of-Service.html - Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/50 - Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/50 - Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://code.google.com/archive/p/shellinabox/issues - Third Party Advisory () https://code.google.com/archive/p/shellinabox/issues - Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/commit/4f0ecc31ac6f985e0dd3f5a52cbfc0e9251f6361 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/commit/4f0ecc31ac6f985e0dd3f5a52cbfc0e9251f6361 - Patch, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2019-03-21 16:00

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:53


NVD link : CVE-2018-16789

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16789

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-16789


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Products Affected

shellinabox_project

  • shellinabox
CWE
CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')