CVE-2008-5160 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 18 Nov 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the MyServer daemon by sending multiple invalid 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-2008-5160?

CVE-2008-5160 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in MyServer 0.8.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via multiple invalid requests with the HTTP GET, DELETE, OPTIONS, and possibly other methods, related to a "204 No Content error."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5160?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Myserver Myserver.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5160?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5160 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-2008-5160 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5160 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7v2m-j4vp-vr8q.