CVE-2008-6742 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in Foxy P2P software by sending a crafted URI with a large file size value.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-6742?
CVE-2008-6742 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Foxy P2P software allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a foxy URI with a download action and a large fs value.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6742?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gofoxy Foxy.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6742?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6742 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-2008-6742 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6742 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-326c-x2vc-58pm.