CVE-2013-3724 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Monkey web server and cause service outage by sending an HTTP request containing a null character.
- 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-2013-3724?
CVE-2013-3724 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The mk_request_header_process function in mk_request.c in Monkey 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread crash and service outage) via a '\0' character in an HTTP request.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3724?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Monkey-Project Monkey.
How do I fix CVE-2013-3724?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3724 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-2013-3724 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3724 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v7fm-8fj6-4rhr.