Intrusion PreventionEmbedThis.GoAhead.Web.Server.File.Upload.DoS
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a Denial of Service Vulnerability in EmbedThis GoAhead.
The vulnerability is due to an infinite loop when processing a request where the connection to the client is closed before the server has
received all the expected data. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to the server and subsequently terminating the connections. Successful exploitation could lead to denial of service conditions.
Affected Products
EmbedThis GoAhead 3.6.5 and earlier
EmbedThis GoAhead 4.1.1 and earlier
EmbedThis GoAhead 5.0.1 and earlier
Impact
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor.
https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/288
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 48662 |
| Created | Jan 28, 2020 |
| Updated | May 04, 2022 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2019-5097 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 27.26% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows, Linux |
| Affected App | Other |