CVE-2020-26566 Denial of service in n/a
Remote unauthenticated attackers can crash the Motion video server via a crafted HTTP request, 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
- Available
What is CVE-2020-26566?
CVE-2020-26566 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Denial of Service condition in Motion-Project Motion 3.2 through 4.3.1 allows remote unauthenticated users to cause a webu.c segmentation fault and kill the main process via a crafted HTTP request.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26566?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Motion Project Motion.
How do I fix CVE-2020-26566?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2020-26566 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26566 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26566, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-26566.