CVE-2018-16789

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions shellinabox versions prior to 2.20

Description The issue is related to an implementation flaw in the HTTP request parsing logic. By sending a crafted multipart/form-data HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this to force the service into an infinite loop, exhausting available CPU resources and taking the service down.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.20, update to version 2.20 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the service to minimize the risk of exploitation.