CVE-2014-2980 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in GNUstep Base's gdomap daemon via invalid requests when running in daemon mode.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-2980?
CVE-2014-2980 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Tools/gdomap.c in gdomap in GNUstep Base 1.24.6 and earlier, when run in daemon mode, does not properly handle the file descriptor for the logger, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abort) via an invalid request.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2980?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnustep Base.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2980?
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-2014-2980 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2980 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2980, GHSA-x7c6-24q2-hp35.