CVE-2003-1084 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Monit 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
- Available
What is CVE-2003-1084?
CVE-2003-1084 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Monit 1.4 to 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an HTTP POST request with a negative Content-Length field.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1084?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tildeslash Monit.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1084?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2003-1084 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1084 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-1084, GHSA-76mx-v5c3-hgw8.