Behold Software Web Page Counter 2.70 counter.exe denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Behold Software Web Page Counter 2.70. The affected element is an unknown function of the file counter.exe. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-1030. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Behold Software Web Page Counter 2.70. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file counter.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

counter.exe 2.70 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (hang) via an HTTP request that ends in %0A (newline), which causes a malformed entry in the counter log that produces an access violation.

The weakness was presented 05/19/1999 by David Litchfield (nemo) as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-1030. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11725 (Behold! Software counter.exe Malformed HTTP Request Counter Log DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

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 1078. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1313.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2196), Exploit-DB (19212), Tenable (11725), SecurityFocus (BID 267†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2057†). See VDB-14659 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11725
Nessus Name: Behold! Software counter.exe Malformed HTTP Request Counter Log DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 11725
OpenVAS Name: counter.exe vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 1078
Snort Message: SQL counter.exe access
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Timelineinfo

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06/11/2003 +1484 days 🔍
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06/20/2014 +3937 days 🔍
11/29/2024 +3814 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: David Litchfield (nemo)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1030 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1030
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14658
X-Force: 2196
SecurityFocus: 267 - Counter.exe Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 2057 - DoS in counter.exe 2.70 CGI via Malformed Entry in Counter Log, Medium

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

Created: 06/21/2014 00:27
Updated: 11/29/2024 00:57
Changes: 06/21/2014 00:27 (73), 05/12/2019 18:38 (4), 11/29/2024 00:57 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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