CVE-2008-5564 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 15 Dec 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Orb media server daemon by sending a malformed HTTP request, 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-2008-5564?

CVE-2008-5564 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the media server in Orb Networks Orb before 2.01.0025 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a malformed HTTP request.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5564?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Orb Networks Orb.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5564?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5564 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-2008-5564 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5564 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-84wc-8895-92r4.