What is CVE-2019-5097?

CVE-2019-5097 is a high-severity vulnerability in Embedthis Goahead, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-12-03.

How severe is CVE-2019-5097?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-5097 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Embedthis Goahead

CVE-2019-5097

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the processing of multi-part/form-data requests in the base GoAhead web server application in versions v5.0.1, v.4.1.1 and v3.6.5. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to an infinite loop in…

EPSS: 0.451 (98.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Embedthis Goahead — versions 3.6.5, 4.1.1, 5.0.1
N/a Embedthis — versions EmbedThis GoAhead Web Server v5.0.1 EmbedThis GoAhead Web Server v4.1.1 EmbedThis GoAhead Web Server v3.6.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5097?: CVE-2019-5097 is a high-severity vulnerability in Embedthis Goahead, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-12-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-5097?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-5097 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.