Xerver Web Server up to 2.10 HTTP Request denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Xerver Web Server up to 2.10. Affected is an unknown function of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with the input C:/ results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-0448. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Xerver Web Server up to 2.10 (Web Server). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with the input value C:/ leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Xerver Free Web Server 2.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request that contains many "C:/" sequences.

The weakness was presented 07/26/2002 by Alex Hernandez as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0448. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11015 (Xerver Web Server < 2.20 Crafted C:/ 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 10518 (Xerver Multiple Request Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8419), Exploit-DB (21336), Tenable (11015), SecurityFocus (BID 4254†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1618†). See VDB-18467 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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: 11015
Nessus Name: Xerver Web Server < 2.20 Crafted C:/ Request Remote DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 11015
OpenVAS Name: Xerver web server DOS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Alex Hernandez
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0448 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0448
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18468
X-Force: 8419
SecurityFocus: 4254 - Xerver Multiple Request Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1618 - DoS in Xerver Web Server 2.10 via Malicious HTTP Request, Medium

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

Created: 07/22/2014 20:16
Updated: 09/17/2025 10:20
Changes: 07/22/2014 20:16 (72), 05/11/2019 10:01 (1), 05/15/2025 11:51 (27), 09/17/2025 10:20 (2)
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