CVE-2010-4098 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the monotone version control system by sending an empty argument when remote commands are enabled.

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-2010-4098?

CVE-2010-4098 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Oct 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

monotone before 0.48.1, when configured to allow remote commands, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an empty argument to the mtn command.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4098?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Monotone Monotone.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4098?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4098 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-2010-4098 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4098 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-274w-x34j-q3q6.

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