Resource exhaustion in Wowza Streaming_engine

CVE-2021-35492

Wowza Streaming Engine through 4.8.11+5 could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to exhaust filesystem resources via the /enginemanager/server/vhost/historical.jsdata vhost parameter. This is due to the insufficient management of avai…

EPSS: 0.033 (87.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-35492?
CVE-2021-35492 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wowza Streaming_engine, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-35492?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-35492 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.