Mirabilis ICQ Web Front Server URL guestbook.cgi ? denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mirabilis ICQ Web Front Server. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file guestbook.cgi of the component URL Handler. The manipulation of the argument ? leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-1078. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mirabilis ICQ Web Front Server (Messaging Software) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the file guestbook.cgi of the component URL Handler. The manipulation of the argument ? 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. The summary by CVE is:

ICQ Web Front HTTPd allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by requesting a URL that contains a "?" character.

The weakness was disclosed 12/11/2000 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-1078. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10347 (ICQ Web Front Service guestbook.cgi DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1091.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5332), Exploit-DB (20071), Tenable (10347), SecurityFocus (BID 1463†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26248†). The entry VDB-15602 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10347
Nessus Name: ICQ Web Front Service guestbook.cgi DoS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 1091
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP ICQ Webfront HTTP DOS
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03/10/2000 🔍
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03/15/2000 +5 days 🔍
12/11/2000 +271 days 🔍
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07/01/2014 +1461 days 🔍
07/05/2024 +3657 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-1078 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1078
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16097
X-Force: 5332 - ICQ Web Front URL passing could be used to create a denial of service
SecurityFocus: 1463 - ICQ Web Front Remote DoS Attack Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 26248 - Mirabilis ICQ Web Front Windows 9x Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted URL Request, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2014 05:05 PM
Updated: 07/05/2024 03:40 AM
Changes: 07/01/2014 05:05 PM (70), 09/12/2017 01:38 PM (5), 06/25/2021 09:46 AM (3), 07/05/2024 03:40 AM (16)
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