CVE-2008-4380 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Samsung DVR devices by sending malformed HTTP requests, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2008-4380?
CVE-2008-4380 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Oct 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The web interface in Samsung DVR SHR2040 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed HTTP request, related to the filter for configuration properties and "/x" characters.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4380?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Dvr Shr2040.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4380?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4380 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-2008-4380 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-4380 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-73w2-627h-gg55.