CVE-2009-1353 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Zervit Webserver daemon via a buffer overflow in the HTTP parser triggered by a long URI.
- 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-2009-1353?
CVE-2009-1353 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the http_parse_hex function in libz/misc.c in Zervit Webserver 0.02 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long URI, related to http.c.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1353?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sebastian Fernandez Zervit.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1353?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1353 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2009-1353 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1353 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wv9f-vx9v-xqxc.