CVE-2018-21027 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the Boa web server by triggering an out-of-memory condition through mishandled memory allocation.
- 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-2018-21027?
CVE-2018-21027 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Boa through 0.94.14rc21 allows remote attackers to trigger an out-of-memory (OOM) condition because malloc is mishandled.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-21027?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Boa Boa.
How do I fix CVE-2018-21027?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-21027 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-2018-21027 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21027 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6jpc-8gxw-hqhm.