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HAProxy 1.7.x < 1.7.3 DoS

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 700018

Synopsis

The remote host is running a version of HAProxy that is affected by a Denial of Service (DoS) attack vector.

Description

The version of HAProxy installed is 1.7.x prior to 1.7.3, and is affected by a NULL pointer dereference flaw in the 'hlua_applet_http_new()' function in 'hlua.c' that is triggered during the handling of a specially crafted HTTP GET request. This may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade to HAProxy version 1.7.3 or higher.

See Also

http://www.haproxy.org/download/1.7/src/CHANGELOG

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 700018

Family: Web Servers

Published: 3/22/2017

Updated: 3/6/2019

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 2/28/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/28/2017