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.

CVSS v3.0

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

5.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 93th percentile

Published

2019-03-17

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149978/Shell-In-A-Box-2.2.0-Denial-Of-Service.html

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2018-16778
• CVE-2018-16793
• CVE-2018-16763
• CVE-2018-16794
• CVE-2018-16761
• CVE-2018-16795