TelCondex SimpleWebServer Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:5961

Info

TelCondex SimpleWebServer Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5961
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 15 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 15 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability credited to Marc Ruef <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: TelCondex SimpleWebServer 2.0 6
Not Vulnerable: TelCondex SimpleWebServer 2.0 9

Discussion

TelCondex SimpleWebServer Denial Of Service Vulnerability

A problem with SimpleWebServer could make it possible for a user to deny service to legitimate users of the server.

It has been reported that SimpleWebServer does not properly handle long requests. Because of this, a remote attacker placing a HTTP request of excessive length could cause the server to become unstable. In most cases, a long request causes the web server to crash, requiring a manual restart of the service.

Exploit / POC

TelCondex SimpleWebServer Denial Of Service Vulnerability

The following proof of concept was provided:

http://<server>/AAA[...]AAA

Solution / Fix

TelCondex SimpleWebServer Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
SimpleWebServer 2.09 is not vulnerable to this issue. Affected users are advised to obtain the newest version of SimpleWebServer.


TelCondex SimpleWebServer 2.0 6

References

TelCondex SimpleWebServer Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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