Michael Lamont Savant WebServer 2.0 URL Null Character denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Michael Lamont Savant WebServer 2.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component URL Handler. The manipulation as part of Null Character leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0014. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Michael Lamont Savant WebServer 2.0 (Web Server) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. The manipulation as part of a Null Character 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:

Denial of service in Savant web server via a null character in the requested URL.

The weakness was disclosed 12/28/1999 by Ussr Labs (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0014. 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 are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86035 (Savant Web Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3762), Exploit-DB (19695), SecurityFocus (BID 897†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3155†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Savant WebServer 2.1

Timelineinfo

12/28/1999 🔍
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06/22/2014 +3843 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Ussr Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0014 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0014
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15107
X-Force: 3762
SecurityFocus: 897 - Savant Web Server NULL Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3155 - Savant Web Server 2.0 DoS, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 16:33
Updated: 10/20/2025 01:24
Changes: 06/22/2014 16:33 (62), 05/18/2019 09:18 (1), 02/16/2025 06:59 (20), 10/20/2025 01:24 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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