Baltimore Technologies Websweeper 4.0 HTTP Header memory allocation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Baltimore Technologies Websweeper 4.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Header Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory allocation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0460. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Baltimore Technologies Websweeper 4.0. This affects an unknown code block of the component HTTP Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Websweeper 4.0 does not limit the length of certain HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via an extremely large HTTP Referrer: header.

The weakness was published 06/27/2001 by Peter Gründl as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0460. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11084 (Web Server HTTP Header Memory Exhaustion DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 62008 (Baltimore Technologies WEBsweeper DoS Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6214), Exploit-DB (20681), Tenable (11084), SecurityFocus (BID 2465†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1672†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory allocation
CWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 11084
Nessus Name: Web Server HTTP Header Memory Exhaustion DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 11084
OpenVAS Name: Infinite HTTP request
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/22/2001 🔍
03/08/2001 +45 days 🔍
06/27/2001 +111 days 🔍
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08/18/2002 +417 days 🔍
08/14/2003 +361 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +3977 days 🔍
10/06/2025 +4112 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Peter Gründl
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0460 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0460
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16875
X-Force: 6214
SecurityFocus: 2465 - Baltimore Technologies WEBsweeper DoS Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1672 - DoS in WebSweeper 4.0 via Extremely Long HTTP Requests, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 17:17
Updated: 10/06/2025 12:13
Changes: 07/04/2014 17:17 (66), 05/11/2019 12:52 (7), 06/25/2021 16:46 (3), 01/25/2025 16:00 (17), 10/06/2025 12:13 (2)
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