Hand-Crafted Software FreeProxy FreeWeb CreateFile Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:9390

Info

Hand-Crafted Software FreeProxy FreeWeb CreateFile Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 9390
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 09 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 09 2004 12:00AM
Credit: The disclosure of this issue has been credited to badpack3t.
Vulnerable: Hand-Crafted Software FreeProxy 3.50
Hand-Crafted Software FreeProxy 3.6
Not Vulnerable: Hand-Crafted Software FreeProxy 3.61

Discussion

Hand-Crafted Software FreeProxy FreeWeb CreateFile Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

It has been reported that FreeWeb server of FreeProxy may be prone to a denial of service vulnerability that may allow an attacker to crash the server process by supplying a malformed HTTP request. The issue exists in the 'CreateFile' function of the web server.

FreeProxy versions 3.6 and prior are reported to be prone to this issue.

Exploit / POC

Hand-Crafted Software FreeProxy FreeWeb CreateFile Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

The following proof of concept has been provided:
GET AAA HTTP/1.0

Solution / Fix

Hand-Crafted Software FreeProxy FreeWeb CreateFile Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has reportedly fixed this problem in FreeProxy version 3.61. Users are advised to download the fixed version.


Hand-Crafted Software FreeProxy 3.50

Hand-Crafted Software FreeProxy 3.6

References

Hand-Crafted Software FreeProxy FreeWeb CreateFile Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

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