CVE-2008-0406 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the HTTP File Server daemon by providing a long account name when account names are used as log filenames.
- 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-2008-0406?
CVE-2008-0406 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c, when account names are used as log filenames, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long account name.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0406?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hfs Http File Server.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0406?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0406 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-2008-0406 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0406 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2008-0405 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2008-0408 HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c allows remote attackers to append arbitrary text to the log file by using the base64 representation of th
- CVE-2008-0407 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2008-0410 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2008-0409 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v24h-cghj-p7rq.