Description
The readRequest method in org/gcaldaemon/core/http/HTTPListener.java in GCALDaemon 1.0-beta13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large integer value in the Content-Length HTTP header, which triggers a fatal Java OutOfMemoryError.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- GCALDaemon 1.0-beta13 - Remote Denial of Service EDB-4540 · dos · Oct 16, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 40922 vdb-entry
- 20070918 GCALDaemon Remote DoS mailing-list
- 3154 third-party-advisory
- gcaldaemon-httplistener-dos(36670) vdb-entry
- 25704 vdb-entry