CVE-2008-7014 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the fhttpd web server by sending a malformed Authorization HTTP header, 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-2008-7014?
CVE-2008-7014 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
fhttpd 0.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an Authorization HTTP header with an invalid character after the Basic value.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7014?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fhttpd Fhttpd.
How do I fix CVE-2008-7014?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7014 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-2008-7014 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7014 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fm4h-xw6c-7rr6.