CVE-2008-2423 Denial of service in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published 23 May 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Interchange via crafted HTTP requests, affecting e-commerce server administrators.

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-2008-2423?

CVE-2008-2423 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Interchange before 5.6.0 and before 5.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted HTTP requests. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2007-2635.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2423?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Interchange Development Group Interchange.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2423?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2423 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-2008-2423 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2423 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6767-f66w-767h.