CVE-2008-4077

Description

The CGI scripts in (1) LedgerSMB (LSMB) before 1.2.15 and (2) SQL-Ledger 2.8.17 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via an HTTP POST request with a large Content-Length.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.98% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31843 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31109 patch vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45033 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496181/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.ledgersmb.org/node/70 release notes
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4250 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4077?
CVE-2008-4077 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4077?
To fix CVE-2008-4077, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4077 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4077 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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