VDB-19584 · CVE-2002-1942 · BID 5394

Imatix Xitami 2.5 B5 Keep-Alive resource consumption

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Imatix Xitami 2.5 B5. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Keep-Alive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Imatix Xitami 2.5 b5 does not properly terminate certain Keep-Alive connections that have been broken or closed early, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of concurrent sessions.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 by Matthew Murphy (mattmurphy) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1942 since 06/29/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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08/02/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +151 days 🔍
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06/29/2005 +911 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3324 days 🔍
06/10/2018 +1405 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Matthew Murphy (mattmurphy)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1942 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 5394 - Imatix Xitami 2.5 Beta Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 11:06
Updated: 06/10/2018 09:09
Changes: 08/05/2014 11:06 (42), 06/10/2018 09:09 (10)
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