BRS WebWeaver httpd `User-Agent` Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:8947

Info

BRS WebWeaver httpd `User-Agent` Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 8947
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 01 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 01 2003 12:00AM
Credit: The disclosure of this issue has been credited to d4rkgr3y <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: BRS WebWeaver 1.0 6
BRS WebWeaver 1.0 5
BRS WebWeaver 1.0 4
BRS WebWeaver 1.0 3
BRS WebWeaver 1.0 2
BRS WebWeaver 1.0 1
BRS WebWeaver 0.63 beta
BRS WebWeaver 0.62 beta
BRS WebWeaver 0.61 beta
BRS WebWeaver 0.60 beta
BRS WebWeaver 0.52 beta
BRS WebWeaver 0.51 beta
BRS WebWeaver 0.50 beta
BRS WebWeaver 0.49 beta
BRS WebWeaver 62 beta
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

BRS WebWeaver httpd `User-Agent` Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

It has been reported that BRS WebWeaver may be prone to a denial of service issue that may allow a remote attacker to cause the software to crash or hang. The issue presents itself when the server receives a request containing a large string value for the `User-Agent` parameter.

Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to cause the software to crash or hang.

BRS WebWeaver versions 1.06 and prior have been reported to be prone to this issue.

Exploit / POC

BRS WebWeaver httpd `User-Agent` Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Exploit code has been provided:

Solution / Fix

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