CVE-2009-2173 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in Carom3D via a crafted HTTP request to the LAN game feature.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-2173?
CVE-2009-2173 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jun 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The LAN game feature in Carom3D 5.06 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a crafted HTTP request to TCP port 28012.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2173?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gameis Carom3d.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2173?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2173 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-2009-2173 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-2173 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gvrr-p78w-j295.