CVE-2008-2391 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption by sending a negative page index, affecting SubSonic web applications.

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-2008-2391?

CVE-2008-2391 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SubSonic allows remote attackers to bypass pagesize limits and cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a pageindex (aka data page number) of -1.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2391?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Codeplex Subsonic.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2391?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2391 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-2008-2391 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2391 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-86f7-97fg-xp38.

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