CVE-2008-4077

The CGI scripts in (1) LedgerSMB (LSMB) before 1.2.15 and (2) SQL-Ledger 2.8.17 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via an HTTP POST request with a large Content-Length.

Weakness

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

Affected Software

Name	Vendor	Start Version	End Version
Ledgersmb	Ledgersmb	*	1.2.15 (excluding)
Sql-ledger	Sql-ledger	*	2.8.17 (including)
Sql-ledger	Ubuntu	dapper	*
Sql-ledger	Ubuntu	feisty	*
Sql-ledger	Ubuntu	gutsy	*
Sql-ledger	Ubuntu	hardy	*
Sql-ledger	Ubuntu	intrepid	*
Sql-ledger	Ubuntu	upstream	*

Potential Mitigations

Mitigation of resource exhaustion attacks requires that the target system either:
The first of these solutions is an issue in itself though, since it may allow attackers to prevent the use of the system by a particular valid user. If the attacker impersonates the valid user, they may be able to prevent the user from accessing the server in question.
The second solution is simply difficult to effectively institute – and even when properly done, it does not provide a full solution. It simply makes the attack require more resources on the part of the attacker.

NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4077
CWE	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Weakness

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

References

CVE-2008-4077

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Weakness

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

Related Attack Patterns

References