Monkey HTTP Daemon NULL Byte Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:60210

Info

Monkey HTTP Daemon NULL Byte Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 60210
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2013-3724
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 28 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:15AM
Credit: Doug Prostko
Vulnerable: Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Monkey HTTP Daemon NULL Byte Denial of Service Vulnerability

Monkey HTTP Daemon is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Successfully exploiting this issue may allow the attacker to cause denial-of-service conditions.

Monkey HTTP Daemon 1.1.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Monkey HTTP Daemon NULL Byte Denial of Service Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

The following example request and exploit is available:

ruby -e 'puts "GET /\x00 HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n"'|netcat localhost 2001

Solution / Fix

Monkey HTTP Daemon NULL Byte Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Monkey HTTP Daemon NULL Byte Denial of Service Vulnerability

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