Whitsoft Slimserve 1.0 GET Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Whitsoft Slimserve 1.0 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0171. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to apply restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Whitsoft Slimserve 1.0. This issue affects an unknown part of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in SlimServe HTTPd 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long GET request.

The weakness was disclosed 05/03/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0171. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/08/2025).

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 86076 (WhitSoft Development SlimServe HTTPd Server DoS Vulnerability).

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6028), Exploit-DB (20662), SecurityFocus (BID 2318†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5926†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

01/30/2001 🔍
02/28/2001 +29 days 🔍
05/03/2001 +64 days 🔍
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11/23/2004 +1300 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +3509 days 🔍
02/08/2025 +3873 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0171 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0171
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16607
X-Force: 6028
SecurityFocus: 2318 - Whitsoft SlimServe HTTPd Server DoS Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5926 - SlimServe HTTPd 1.0 Allows DoS, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 17:07
Updated: 02/08/2025 22:31
Changes: 07/03/2014 17:07 (56), 05/26/2019 09:16 (3), 02/08/2025 22:31 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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