Goahead Software Webserver 2.1 HTTP Request /aux denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Goahead Software Webserver 2.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /aux of the component HTTP Request Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0385. Moreover, an exploit is present. Restrictive firewalling should be applied.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Goahead Software Webserver 2.1 (Web Server). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file /aux of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. CVE summarizes:

GoAhead webserver 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an HTTP request to the /aux directory.

The weakness was disclosed 04/17/2001 by nemesystm (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0385. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. 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 86122 (GoAhead WebServer /aux Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6400), Exploit-DB (20770), SecurityFocus (BID 2607†), OSVDB (6664†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6510†). The entries VDB-16627, VDB-18424, VDB-18425 and VDB-19593 are pretty similar. 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: 4.7

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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: Firewall
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: nemesystm
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2001-0385 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0385
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16922
X-Force: 6400
SecurityFocus: 2607 - GoAhead Webserver /aux Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 6664 - GoAhead WebServer /aux Directory Request DoS
Vulnerability Center: 6510 - DoS in GoAhead Software GoAhead Webserver (Windows) 2.1 via /aux Directory, Medium

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

Created: 07/05/2014 00:52
Updated: 10/06/2025 15:55
Changes: 07/05/2014 00:52 (66), 05/27/2019 12:17 (1), 01/26/2025 14:15 (23), 10/06/2025 15:55 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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