CVE-2016-1156 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can crash the LINE desktop application by sending a crafted post that is mishandled during Timeline display.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1156?
CVE-2016-1156 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linecorp Line, published on 19 Feb 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
LINE 4.3.0.724 and earlier on Windows and 4.3.1 and earlier on OS X allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted post that is mishandled when displaying a Timeline.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1156?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linecorp Line.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1156?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1156 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-2016-1156 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1156 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linecorp Line
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33wh-vxg7-253j.