CVE-2008-1797 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Secure Computing Webwasher by sending a crafted URL, requiring an upgrade to fixed builds.
- 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-2008-1797?
CVE-2008-1797 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Secure Computing Webwasher 5.30 before build 3159 and 6.3.0 before build 3150 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (freeze) via a crafted URL.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1797?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Secure Computing Webwasher.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1797?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1797 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-2008-1797 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1797 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gq9w-fffp-q5c2.