CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-16014

Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Published: Jun 04, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
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Http-proxy is a proxying library. Because of the way errors are handled in versions before 0.7.0, an attacker that forces an error can crash the server, causing a denial of service.

Weakness

The product does not properly anticipate or handle exceptional conditions that rarely occur during normal operation of the product.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Http-proxyHttp-proxy_project*0.7.0 (excluding)

References