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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cve-icon 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

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-09-01T15:15:11.983

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:45:17.867

Link: CVE-2019-5645

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