CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16249

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Debut embedded http server contains a remotely exploitable denial of service vulnerability that can be triggered by a single malformed HTTP POST request. The server hangs and eventually replies after approximately 300 seconds with an HTTP 500 error.

Risk Assessment

While the server is hung, print jobs over the network are blocked and the web interface becomes inaccessible. An attacker can continuously send this malformed request, making the device inaccessible to legitimate traffic.

Recommendation

It is recommended to monitor and filter HTTP traffic to identify and block malicious requests. Additionally, consider updating the server software to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The Debut embedded http server contains a remotely exploitable denial of service where a single malformed HTTP POST request can cause the server to hang until eventually replying (~300 seconds) with an HTTP 500 error. While the server is hung, print jobs over the network are blocked and the web interface is inaccessible. An attacker can continuously send this malformed request to keep the device inaccessible to legitimate traffic.

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