CVE-2018-16789
N/A
Published: March 17, 2019 at 06:36 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:44 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorShellinabox
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 2.20
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149978/Shell-In-A-Box-2.2.0-Denial-Of-Service.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/50x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://code.google.com/archive/p/shellinabox/issuesx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/commit/4f0ecc31ac6f985e0dd3f5a52cbfc0e9251f6361Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-835
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