CVE-2010-1677 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption in MHonArc by sending nested start tags.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-1677?
CVE-2010-1677 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jan 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MHonArc 2.6.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via start tags that are placed within other start tags, as demonstrated by a <bo<bo<bo<bo<body>dy>dy>dy>dy> sequence, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4524.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1677?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mhonarc Mhonarc.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1677?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2010-1677 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1677 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1677, GHSA-7jx8-cpc3-f4pq.