CVE-2017-6371 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Synchronet BBS server by sending a long string in the HTTP Referer header, causing a 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-2017-6371?
CVE-2017-6371 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Synchronet BBS 3.16c for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a long string in the HTTP Referer header.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6371?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Synchro Bbs.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6371?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6371 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-2017-6371 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6371 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6rf-89gq-x9hp.