Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-14241 |
CWE-ID | CWE-835 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Opensuse Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU22942
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14241
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop while processing cookies in the htx_manage_client_side_cookies() function in proto_htx.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the proxy server, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.1
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00062.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.