CVE-2009-5098 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the LunaSysMgr process on Palm Pre WebOS by sending a malicious web page with a long string, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-5098?
CVE-2009-5098 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The LunaSysMgr process in Palm Pre WebOS 1.1 and earlier, when not viewing web pages in landscape mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a web page containing a long string following a refresh tag, which triggers a floating point exception.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-5098?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Palm Pre Webos.
How do I fix CVE-2009-5098?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-5098 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-2009-5098 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-5098 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pmx6-78qj-835g.