WebTrends Enterprise Reporting Server Negative Content Length DoS Vulnerability

BID:569

Info

WebTrends Enterprise Reporting Server Negative Content Length DoS Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 569
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 08 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 08 1999 12:00AM
Credit: Posted to Butraq August 8, 1999 by rpc <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: WebTrends WebTrends Enterprise Reporting Server 1.5
- Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Sun Solaris 2.5.1
- Sun Solaris 7.0
 - Sun Solaris 2.6
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

WebTrends Enterprise Reporting Server Negative Content Length DoS Vulnerability

Specifying a negative content-length in a POST operation to the WebTrends Enterprise Reporting Server will crash the web server.

Exploit / POC

WebTrends Enterprise Reporting Server Negative Content Length DoS Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

WebTrends Enterprise Reporting Server Negative Content Length DoS Vulnerability

Solution:
WebTrends has been notified, and claim to be working on a patch. 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].

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WebTrends Enterprise Reporting Server Negative Content Length DoS Vulnerability

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