CVE-2016-3979 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the SAP Java AS Internet Communication Manager via crafted HTTP requests, causing denial of service.
- 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-2016-3979?
CVE-2016-3979 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Internet Communication Manager (aka ICMAN or ICM) in SAP JAVA AS 7.2 through 7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and process crash) via a crafted HTTP request, related to the IctParseCookies function, aka SAP Security Note 2256185.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3979?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sap Java As.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3979 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-2016-3979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w7q3-m624-r959.