CVE-2008-3906 Other in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 4 Sep 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can inject HTTP headers and split responses via CRLF sequences in query strings, affecting Mono's web handling.

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

What is CVE-2008-3906?

CVE-2008-3906 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CRLF injection vulnerability in Sys.Web in Mono 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via CRLF sequences in the query string.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3906?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mono Mono, Mono Project Mono.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3906?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2008-3906 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3906 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3906, GHSA-fwxc-72gp-54jq.