CVE-2012-1783 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Tiny Server by sending a long GET request without an HTTP version number, 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-1783?
CVE-2012-1783 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Mar 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Tiny Server 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a GET request without an HTTP version number.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1783?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Saurabh Gupta Tiny Server.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1783?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1783 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-2012-1783 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-1783 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x8wg-7whp-9v2j.