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
- Wowza Streaming_engine
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.