CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-2297

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in nanohttp in libcsoap allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted Authorization header, leading to a NULL pointer dereference and application crash.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt application functionality, potentially leading to service downtime and loss of availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update libcsoap to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential attack attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

nanohttp in libcsoap allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted Authorization header.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS