Vulnerability identifier: #VU35032

Vulnerability 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-2011-4082

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Debian Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Debian

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

A local file inclusion flaw was found in the way the phpLDAPadmin before 0.9.8 processed certain values of the "Accept-Language" HTTP header. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service via specially-crafted request.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: 8.0 - 9.0

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External links
http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4082
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4082
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4082

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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.