CVE-2014-5336 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via file descriptor consumption in Monkey HTTP Server when FDT and custom errors are enabled.
- 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-2014-5336?
CVE-2014-5336 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Monkey HTTP Server before 1.5.3, when the File Descriptor Table (FDT) is enabled and custom error messages are set, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via an HTTP request that triggers an error message.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5336?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Monkey-Project Monkey.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5336?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5336 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-2014-5336 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5336 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g455-h64m-cw6x.