Retired: Cherokee Web Server Malformed Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	36814
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 26 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 19 2015 08:27AM
Credit:	Usman Saeed
Vulnerable:	Cherokee-Project Cherokee HTTPD 0.5.4
Not Vulnerable:

Retired: Cherokee Web Server Malformed Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cherokee Web Server is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker could exploit this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected

NOTE: This BID is being retired because the vulnerability is caused by a problem in Microsoft Windows when handling DOS-style device names; it is not specific to this application.

Retired: Cherokee Web Server Malformed Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit code is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/36814.pl

Retired: Cherokee Web Server Malformed Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Retired: Cherokee Web Server Malformed Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Cherokee Homepage (Cherokee)
  
• Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 Denial Of Service ([email protected])
  
• Re: Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 Denial Of Service ([email protected])