Inktomi Search Software 3.1/3.1.10 URL denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Inktomi Search Software 3.1/3.1.10. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Search engine in Ultraseek 3.1 and 3.1.10 (aka Inktomi Search) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed URL.

The weakness was published 12/11/2000 by Ussr Labs as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-1019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10542 (Verity UltraSeek 3.1.x Malformed URL Remote DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses, running in the context r and relying on port 8765.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5439) and Tenable (10542). Similar entry is available at 15064.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10542
Nessus Name: Verity UltraSeek 3.1.x Malformed URL Remote DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 10791
OpenVAS Name: Ultraseek Web Server Detect
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/30/2000 +7 days 🔍
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12/11/2000 +40 days 🔍
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12/08/2002 +727 days 🔍
06/30/2014 +4222 days 🔍
05/06/2019 +1771 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Ussr Labs
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-1019 (🔍)
X-Force: 5439 - Ultraseek (Inktomi Search) search engine malformed URL denial of service
Vulnerability Center: 288 - DoS in Inktomi Search via Malformed URLs, Medium
SecurityFocus: 1866 - Inktomi Search Software DoS Vulnerability

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Created: 06/30/2014 16:50
Updated: 05/06/2019 07:03
Changes: 06/30/2014 16:50 (72), 05/06/2019 07:03 (3)
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