CVE-2008-3746 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote servers can crash the neon HTTP client library via a NULL pointer dereference in Digest authentication parsing, causing denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2008-3746?

CVE-2008-3746 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

neon 0.28.0 through 0.28.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via vectors related to Digest authentication, Digest domain parameter support, and the parse_domain function.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3746?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Webdav Neon.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3746?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2008-3746 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3746 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3746, GHSA-7mww-385g-p2jf.

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