CVE-2008-5421 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in NetWin SmsGate by sending malformed HTTP Content-Length headers to the SSL web administration 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-2008-5421?
CVE-2008-5421 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SSL web administration service in NetWin SmsGate 1.1n and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via (1) a large integer in the Content-Length HTTP header; (2) an invalid value in the Content-Length HTTP header, as demonstrated by a negative integer; or (3) a missing Content-Length HTTP header.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5421?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netwin Smsgate.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5421?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5421 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-2008-5421 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5421 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qvr5-x3qp-3xf5.