CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-16789

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.

7.8 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 6.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/commit/4f0ecc31ac6f985e0dd3f5a52cbfc0e9251f6361 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://code.google.com/archive/p/shellinabox/issues Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/50 Exploit Mailing List
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149978/Shell-In-A-Box-2.2.0-Denial-Of-Service.html Exploit Patch
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:shellinabox_project:shellinabox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-03-21 04:00

Updated : 2020-08-24 05:37

NVD link : CVE-2018-16789

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16789

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-835