CVE-2014-6269

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the http_request_forward_body function in proto_http.c in HAProxy 1.5-dev23 before 1.5.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large stream of data, which triggers a buffer overflow and an out-of-bounds read.

References

Link	Tags
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.haproxy/17726	exploit mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/61507	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59936	third party advisory
http://git.haproxy.org/?p=haproxy-1.5.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b4d05093bc89f71377230228007e69a1434c1a0c
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.haproxy/18097	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/09/23	mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1292.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-6269?: CVE-2014-6269 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-6269?: To fix CVE-2014-6269, 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-2014-6269 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2014-6269 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-189 – Numeric Errors

References

Frequently Asked Questions