SB2023042729 - SUSE update for libmicrohttpd 



SB2023042729 - SUSE update for libmicrohttpd

Published: April 27, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023042729
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27371)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of multipart/form-data data within the MHD_create_post_processor() method in the postprocessor.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.