EmbedThis GoAhead up to 6.0.0 Request null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in EmbedThis GoAhead up to 6.0.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Request Handler. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-3184. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in EmbedThis GoAhead up to 6.0.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerabilities were found in GoAhead Web Server up to version 6.0.0 when compiled with the ME_GOAHEAD_REPLACE_MALLOC flag. Without a memory notifier for allocation failures, remote attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities by sending malicious requests, leading to a crash and Denial of Service (DoS).

The weakness was shared by Diego Zaffaroni. The advisory is shared for download at nozominetworks.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-3184 since 04/02/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/02/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: nozominetworks.com
Researcher: Diego Zaffaroni
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-3184 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-3184
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-280724

Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2024 09:47
Updated: 10/17/2024 14:19
Changes: 10/17/2024 09:47 (63), 10/17/2024 14:19 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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