High severity7.5OSV Advisory· Published Mar 21, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-16789
CVE-2018-16789
Description
libhttp/url.c in shellinabox through 2.20 has an implementation flaw in the HTTP request parsing logic. By sending a crafted multipart/form-data HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this to force shellinaboxd into an infinite loop, exhausting available CPU resources and taking the service down.
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Affected products
3v2.11, v2.12, v2.13, …+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: v2.11, v2.12, v2.13, …
- cpe:2.3:a:shellinabox_project:shellinabox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.20
- (no CPE)range: <=2.20
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/commit/4f0ecc31ac6f985e0dd3f5a52cbfc0e9251f6361nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/149978/Shell-In-A-Box-2.2.0-Denial-Of-Service.htmlnvdExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/50nvdExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- code.google.com/archive/p/shellinabox/issuesnvdThird Party Advisory
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