CVE-2003-1198 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 10 May 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Cherokee web server by sending HTTP POST requests without a 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-2003-1198?

CVE-2003-1198 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

connection.c in Cherokee web server before 0.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an HTTP POST request without a Content-Length header field.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1198?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cherokee Cherokee Httpd.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1198?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1198 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-2003-1198 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1198 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mpmq-qcvp-f36q.