CVE-2011-5037 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU exhaustion by sending crafted parameters that trigger predictable hash collisions in the V8 engine.
- 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-2011-5037?
CVE-2011-5037 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Dec 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Google V8 computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters, as demonstrated by attacks against Node.js.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-5037?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google V8.
How do I fix CVE-2011-5037?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-5037 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-2011-5037 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-5037 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vp6q-w2v3-jjp9.