CVE-2010-2435 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Weborf HTTP server by sending Unicode characters in HTTP headers, 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
- Available
What is CVE-2010-2435?
CVE-2010-2435 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jun 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Weborf HTTP Server 0.12.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via Unicode characters in a Connection HTTP header, and possibly other headers.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2435?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Salvo Tomaselli Weborf Http Server.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2435?
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-2010-2435 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-2435 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2435, GHSA-qxf4-6479-8vm5.