T. Hauck Jana Web Server up to 2.01 MS DOS Device Name /aux denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in T. Hauck Jana Web Server up to 2.01 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file /aux of the component MS DOS Device Name. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2001-0558. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in T. Hauck Jana Web Server up to 2.01 (Web Server) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file /aux of the component MS DOS Device Name. 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:

T. Hauck Jana Webserver 2.01 beta 1 and earlier allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service via a URL request which includes a MS-DOS device name (i.e. GET /aux HTTP/1.0).

The weakness was presented 05/07/2001 by nemesystm as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0558. 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 vuldb.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 86029 (T. Hauck Jana Server MS-DOS Device Name DoS Vulnerability). The code used by the exploit is:

GET /aux HTTP/1.0

Upgrading to version 2.0 Beta2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6521), Exploit-DB (20830), Tenable (10930), SecurityFocus (BID 2704†) and OSVDB (1817†). See VDB-16902, VDB-16923, VDB-16927 and VDB-17116 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Jana Web Server 2.0 Beta2

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: nemesystm
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0558 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0558
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17168
X-Force: 6521 - Jana Server MS-DOS device denial of service
SecurityFocus: 2704 - T. Hauck Jana Server MS-DOS Device Name DoS Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1817 - Jana Web Server MS-DOS Device Name DoS
Vulnerability Center: 1698 - DoS in Jana Webserver via HTTP Request with MS-DOS Device Names, High

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

Created: 07/08/2014 00:30
Updated: 10/05/2025 19:01
Changes: 07/08/2014 00:30 (83), 05/11/2019 15:39 (1), 02/04/2025 21:42 (19), 10/05/2025 19:01 (2)
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