MacOS Personal Web Sharing Authentication DoS Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	2945
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 28 2001 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 28 2001 12:00AM
Credit:	Discovered and posted to Bugtraq by Jass Seljamaa <[email protected]> on June 28, 2001.
Vulnerable:	Apple Personal Web Sharing 1.5.5 Apple Personal Web Sharing 1.5 Apple Personal Web Sharing 1.1 + Apple Mac OS 8 8.1 + Apple Mac OS 8 8.1 + Apple Mac OS 8 8.0 + Apple Mac OS 8 8.0 + Apple Mac OS 9 9.0
Not Vulnerable:

MacOS Personal Web Sharing Authentication DoS Vulnerability

If a user has file sharing configured to authenticate personal web sharing logins, it is possible for a remote user to cause a denial of service. Upon attempting to authenticate to the file server with 300 or more characters, the file-sharing system will stop responding.

MacOS Personal Web Sharing Authentication DoS Vulnerability

Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

MacOS Personal Web Sharing Authentication DoS Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

MacOS Personal Web Sharing Authentication DoS Vulnerability

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