CVE-2009-2541 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on the PlayStation 3 web browser by sending a large integer value for a Select object length.

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-2009-2541?

CVE-2009-2541 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jul 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The web browser on the Sony PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and console hang) via a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, a related issue to CVE-2009-1692.

Weakness: CWE-399, CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2541?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sony Playstation 3.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2541?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2541 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-2009-2541 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2541 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8g9h-pmc4-wcr4.

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