CVE-2016-9564 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Boa Webserver by sending a crafted HTTP GET request with a long URI.
- 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-2016-9564?
CVE-2016-9564 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Nov 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in send_redirect() in Boa Webserver 0.92r allows remote attackers to DoS via an HTTP GET request requesting a long URI with only '/' and '.' characters.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9564?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Boa Boa.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9564?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9564 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-2016-9564 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9564 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h874-fgv9-3qxw.