Nombas ScriptEase Webserver 0.95 GET Request denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Nombas ScriptEase Webserver 0.95. This affects an unknown part of the component GET Request Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0298. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Nombas ScriptEase Webserver 0.95 (Web Server) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component GET 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:

ScriptEase MiniWeb Server 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain HTTP GET requests containing (1) a %2e%2e (encoded dot-dot), (2) several /../ (dot dot) sequences, (3) a missing URI, or (4) several ../ in a URI that does not begin with a / (slash) character.

The weakness was shared 05/31/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0298. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10545 (Nombas ScriptEase WebServer Edition GET Request Denial of Service Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8250), SecurityFocus (BID 4145†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6445†). The entry VDB-18228 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

02/19/2002 🔍
02/21/2002 +2 days 🔍
05/31/2002 +99 days 🔍
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07/11/2014 +3497 days 🔍
09/20/2025 +4089 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0298 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0298
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18229
X-Force: 8250
SecurityFocus: 4145 - Nombas ScriptEase:WebServer Edition GET Request Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6445 - DoS in Nombas ScriptEase: Webserver Edition 0.95 via HTTP GET Request, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:06
Updated: 09/20/2025 05:09
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:06 (55), 05/27/2019 10:14 (3), 09/20/2025 05:09 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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