SWS Simple Web Server up to 0.1.0 404 Error Message denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in SWS Simple Web Server up to 0.1.0 (Web Server) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component 404 Error Message. 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:

Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not close file descriptors for 404 error messages, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor exhaustion) via multiple requests for pages that do not exist.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 by 3APA3A (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1866 since 06/29/2005. 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10071) and SecurityFocus (BID 5659†). See VDB-19506 and VDB-19512 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Web Server

Vendor

Name

Simple Web Server

Version

0.1.0

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

09/05/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +117 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
06/29/2005 +911 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3324 days 🔍
07/05/2024 +3621 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: 3APA3A
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1866 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1866
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19508
X-Force: 10071
SecurityFocus: 5659 - SWS Simple Web Server Non-existent File Request Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 10:35 AM
Updated: 07/05/2024 12:58 AM
Changes: 08/05/2014 10:35 AM (48), 04/19/2019 06:13 PM (5), 07/05/2024 12:58 AM (17)
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