CVE-2017-12784 Denial of service in n/a
A remote attacker can crash Youngzsoft CCFile by sending a crafted HTTP request with malformed headers, requiring no authentication.
- 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-2017-12784?
CVE-2017-12784 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Youngzsoft CCFile (aka CC File Transfer) 3.6, by sending a crafted HTTP request, it is possible for a malicious user to remotely crash the affected software. No authentication is required. An example payload is a malformed request header with many '|' characters. NOTE: some sources use this ID for a NoviWare issue, but the correct ID for that issue is CVE-2017-12787.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12784?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ccfile Cc File Transfer.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12784?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12784 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-2017-12784 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12784 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-279h-w9gh-fpvc.