EmbedThis GoAhead up to 5.0.0 HTTP Header Host memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in EmbedThis GoAhead up to 5.0.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component HTTP Header Handler. This manipulation of the argument Host as part of HTTP Requests causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-19240. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in EmbedThis GoAhead up to 5.0.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument Host as part of a HTTP Requests leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Embedthis GoAhead before 5.0.1 mishandles redirected HTTP requests with a large Host header. The GoAhead WebsRedirect uses a static host buffer that has a limited length and can overflow. This can cause a copy of the Host header to fail, leaving that buffer uninitialized, which may leak uninitialized data in a response.

The weakness was released 11/22/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-19240 since 11/22/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 5.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GoAhead 5.0.1

Timelineinfo

11/22/2019 🔍
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11/23/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/26/2024 +1556 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 289
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-19240 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-19240
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146161

Entryinfo

Created: 11/23/2019 09:30
Updated: 02/26/2024 16:18
Changes: 11/23/2019 09:30 (39), 11/23/2019 09:35 (17), 02/26/2024 16:18 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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