CVE-2019-5645

By sending a specially crafted HTTP GET request to a listening Rapid7 Metasploit HTTP handler, an attacker can register an arbitrary regular expression. When evaluated, this malicious handler can either prevent new HTTP handler sessions from being established, or cause a resource exhaustion on the Metasploit server.
References
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:metasploit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 04:45

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References () https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/12433 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/12433 - Patch, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2020-09-01 15:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:45


NVD link : CVE-2019-5645

Mitre link : CVE-2019-5645

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-5645


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Products Affected

rapid7

  • metasploit
CWE
CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption