VDB-16237 · CVE-2000-0899 · BID 1942

Max Feoktistov Small HTTP Server 2.01 HTTP Request GET/HEAD/POST denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Max Feoktistov Small HTTP Server 2.01. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument GET/HEAD/POST causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2000-0899. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Max Feoktistov Small HTTP Server 2.01 (Web Server). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument GET/HEAD/POST with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Small HTTP Server 2.01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by connecting to the server and sending out multiple GET, HEAD, or POST requests and closing the connection before the server responds to the requests.

The weakness was disclosed 01/09/2001 by Security Team as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0899. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 1942†). The entries VDB-16235 and VDB-16236 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

11/14/2000 🔍
01/09/2001 +56 days 🔍
01/09/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/02/2014 +4922 days 🔍
04/09/2019 +1742 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Security Team
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0899 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0899
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16237
SecurityFocus: 1942 - Small HTTP Server Incomplete Request Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2014 12:06
Updated: 04/09/2019 09:03
Changes: 07/02/2014 12:06 (54), 04/09/2019 09:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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