CVE-2019-6973 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service on Sricam IP CCTV cameras by sending multiple incomplete HTTP requests to the non-threaded web server.
- 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-2019-6973?
CVE-2019-6973 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sricam IP CCTV cameras are vulnerable to denial of service via multiple incomplete HTTP requests because the web server (based on gSOAP 2.8.x) is configured for an iterative queueing approach (aka non-threaded operation) with a timeout of several seconds.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6973?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Genivia Gsoap.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6973?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6973 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-2019-6973 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6973 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2987-2gpf-qmqg.