CVE-2023-27371
libmicrohttpd: remote DoS
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · February 28, 2023
Updated · October 15, 2026
Description
An out-of-bounds flaw was found in GNU's libmicrohttpd due to improper parsing of a multipart/form-data boundary in the MHD_create_post_processor() method in postprocessor.c. This flaw allows an attacker to remotely send a malicious HTTP POST packet that includes one or more ‘\0’ bytes in a multipart/form-data boundary field, which, assuming a specific heap layout, will result in an out-of-bounds read and a crash in the find_boundary() function, causing a denial of service.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read