CVE-2006-3546 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 13 Jul 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the ADA Image Server daemon by sending a long HTTP POST request, causing a denial of service.

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-2006-3546?

CVE-2006-3546 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Patrice Freydiere ImgSvr (aka ADA Image Server) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long HTTP POST request. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2004-2463.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3546?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ada Imgsvr.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3546?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3546 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-2006-3546 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3546 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4526-48hj-jf4q.