CVE-2009-4587 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Cherokee Web Server daemon by sending a URI containing MS-DOS reserved words, 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-2009-4587?
CVE-2009-4587 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jan 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an MS-DOS reserved word in a URI, as demonstrated by the AUX reserved word.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4587?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cherokee Cherokee.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4587?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4587 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-2009-4587 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-4587 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-78mf-v8rq-9gfp.