CVE-2024-58306
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2024-58306 is a denial of service vulnerability in minaliC 2.0.0 that allows remote attackers to crash the web server by sending oversized GET requests. This affects all systems running the vulnerable version of minaliC web server software.
💻 Affected Systems
- minaliC
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete service disruption making the web server unavailable to legitimate users, potentially requiring manual restart.
Likely Case
Temporary service interruption causing downtime until the server is restarted or the attack stops.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper request size limits and monitoring in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit code is publicly available and requires minimal technical skill to execute.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: http://minalic.sourceforge.net/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Server Request Size Limiting
allConfigure reverse proxy or load balancer to limit maximum request size
# For nginx: client_max_body_size 1M;
# For Apache: LimitRequestBody 1048576
Network Filtering
linuxUse firewall or WAF to block oversized HTTP requests
# iptables example: iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -m length --length 10000:65535 -j DROP
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement rate limiting on HTTP requests to prevent abuse
- Deploy minaliC behind a reverse proxy with request size limits
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if running minaliC version 2.0.0. Test by sending oversized GET request to server and observing if it crashes.Check Version:
Check minaliC configuration files or documentation for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
After implementing workarounds, test with oversized requests to confirm server remains responsive.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple large HTTP GET requests from single IP
- Server crash/restart logs
- Abnormally large request size entries
Network Indicators:
- HTTP GET requests with excessive data payloads
- Multiple connection attempts with large headers
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (request_size>10000 OR uri_length>5000) | stats count by src_ip