CVE-2009-5111 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in GoAhead WebServer by sending partial HTTP requests, leading to daemon outage.
- 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-2009-5111?
CVE-2009-5111 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Dec 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GoAhead WebServer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-5111?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Goahead Goahead Webserver.
How do I fix CVE-2009-5111?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-5111 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-2009-5111 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-5111 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3ggh-v6pr-hc9h.