Denial of Service via Multipart Boundary Manipulation
A Denial of Service (DOS) vulnerability was identified in version 20240628 of ChuanhuChatGPT. The issue arises when an attacker appends a large number of characters to the end of a multipart boundary during file upload, causing the system to become unresponsive. This vulnerability has not yet been patched.
Available publicly on Sep 29 2024
Remediation Steps
- Implement input validation to limit the length of multipart boundaries.
- Introduce a timeout mechanism to abort processing if it takes too long.
- Update the server to handle unexpected input more gracefully.
- Monitor and log unusual activity to detect and mitigate potential attacks.
- Apply patches and updates as soon as they are released by the software maintainers.
Patch Details
- Fixed Version: N/A
- Patch Commit: N/A
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