CVE-2009-2299 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption by sending HTTP requests with large Content-Length headers but no data.
- 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-2009-2299?
CVE-2009-2299 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jul 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Artofdefence Hyperguard Web Application Firewall (WAF) module before 2.5.5-11635, 3.0 before 3.0.3-11636, and 3.1 before 3.1.1-11637, a module for the Apache HTTP Server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an HTTP request with a large Content-Length value but no POST data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2299?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hyperguard Web Application Firewall Project Hyperguard Web Application Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2299?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2299 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-2009-2299 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2299 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-23f2-7h54-3w8p.