CVE-2008-3796 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Swfdec application by providing a specially crafted 1x1 JPEG image, requiring user interaction to view the content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-3796?
CVE-2008-3796 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Swfdec 0.6 before 0.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a 1x1 JPEG image.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3796?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Swfdec Swfdec.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3796?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3796 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-2008-3796 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3796 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jq6m-2q84-m3m8.