CVE-2018-16789
Shellinabox HTTP Request Parsing Logic Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 21, 2019, 4 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:53 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-16789.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149978/Shell-In-A-Box-2.2.0-Denial-Of-Service.html | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/50 | Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://code.google.com/archive/p/shellinabox/issues | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/commit/4f0ecc31ac6f985e0dd3f5a52cbfc0e9251f6361 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149978/Shell-In-A-Box-2.2.0-Denial-Of-Service.html | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/50 | Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://code.google.com/archive/p/shellinabox/issues | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/commit/4f0ecc31ac6f985e0dd3f5a52cbfc0e9251f6361 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-400 CWE-835 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://code.google.com/archive/p/shellinabox/issues No Types Assigned https://code.google.com/archive/p/shellinabox/issues Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149978/Shell-In-A-Box-2.2.0-Denial-Of-Service.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149978/Shell-In-A-Box-2.2.0-Denial-Of-Service.html Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/commit/4f0ecc31ac6f985e0dd3f5a52cbfc0e9251f6361 No Types Assigned https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/commit/4f0ecc31ac6f985e0dd3f5a52cbfc0e9251f6361 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/50 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/50 Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-400 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:shellinabox_project:shellinabox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.20
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-16789 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-16789
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.23 }} -0.10%
score
0.61833
percentile