Imatix Xitami 2.4d7/2.5d4 HTTP Request /aux denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Imatix Xitami 2.4d7/2.5d4. This impacts an unknown function of the file /aux of the component HTTP Request Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2001-0391. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Imatix Xitami 2.4d7/2.5d4. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /aux of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation 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:

Xitami 2.5d4 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash the server via an HTTP request to the /aux directory.

The weakness was disclosed 07/02/2001 by nemesystm as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0391. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10930 (Multiple Web Server on Windows MS/DOS Device Request Remote 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 86125 (Xitami Web server MS DOS Device Name DoS Vulnerability).

Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6389), Tenable (10930), SecurityFocus (BID 2622†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1697†). The entries VDB-16902, VDB-16923, VDB-17116 and VDB-17168 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10930
Nessus Name: Multiple Web Server on Windows MS/DOS Device Request Remote DOS
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OpenVAS ID: 10930
OpenVAS Name: string(/, d, e
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Recommended: Firewall
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07/02/2001 +76 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: nemesystm
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0391 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0391
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16927
X-Force: 6389
SecurityFocus: 2622 - Xitami Webserver MS-DOS Device Name DoS Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1697 - DoS in Xitami via HTTP Request with MS-DOS Device Names, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/05/2014 01:00
Updated: 10/06/2025 15:38
Changes: 07/05/2014 01:00 (69), 05/11/2019 15:24 (3), 10/06/2025 15:38 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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