CVE-2018-16789

Description

libhttp/url.c in shellinabox through 2.20 has an implementation flaw in the HTTP request parsing logic. By sending a crafted multipart/form-data HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this to force shellinaboxd into an infinite loop, exhausting available CPU resources and taking the service down.

Weakness classification

• nvd@nist.gov: CWE-835

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory