CVE-2002-2429 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the GoAhead WebServer daemon by sending an HTTP POST request with a negative Content-Length header.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-2429?
CVE-2002-2429 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
webs.c in GoAhead WebServer before 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an HTTP POST request that contains a negative integer in the Content-Length header.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2429?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Goahead Goahead Webserver.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2429?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2429 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2002-2429 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2429 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-px9g-2p6c-jm7g.