CVE-2019-12822 Denial of service in n/a
A header parsing flaw in GoAhead web server allows attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed input.
- 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-2019-12822?
CVE-2019-12822 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In http.c in Embedthis GoAhead before 4.1.1 and 5.x before 5.0.1, a header parsing vulnerability causes a memory assertion, out-of-bounds memory reference, and potential DoS, as demonstrated by a colon on a line by itself.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12822?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Embedthis Goahead.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12822?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12822 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-2019-12822 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12822 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jpmg-j4r2-r84f.