CVE-2013-7401 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the c-icap server by sending a malformed ICAP request, 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-2013-7401?
CVE-2013-7401 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The parse_request function in request.c in c-icap 0.2.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a URI without a " " or "?" character in an ICAP request, as demonstrated by use of the OPTIONS method.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7401?
It affects 1 product.
Products include C-Icap Project C-Icap.
How do I fix CVE-2013-7401?
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-2013-7401 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7401 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7401, GHSA-qc3r-24p8-3v4v, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-7401.