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.
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References
Link | Providers |
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https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/12433 |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: rapid7
Published: 2020-09-01T14:35:12.880695Z
Updated: 2024-09-17T03:29:11.352Z
Reserved: 2019-01-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2019-5645
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-09-01T15:15:11.983
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:45:17.867
Link: CVE-2019-5645
Redhat
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