SWS Simple Web Server 0.0.3/0.0.4/0.1.0 URL denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SWS Simple Web Server 0.0.3/0.0.4/0.1.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component URL Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-2370. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SWS Simple Web Server 0.0.3/0.0.4/0.1.0 (Web Server) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component URL 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:

SWS web server 0.0.4, 0.0.3 and 0.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a URL request that does not end with a newline.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-2370 since 10/31/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11171 (SWS Web Server Unfinished Line 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.

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 (10005), Exploit-DB (21775), Tenable (11171), SecurityFocus (BID 5664†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1681†). 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: 11171
Nessus Name: SWS Web Server Unfinished Line Remote DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 11171
OpenVAS Name: HTTP unfinished line denial
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Timelineinfo

09/02/2002 🔍
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11/27/2002 +86 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +34 days 🔍
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08/17/2003 +229 days 🔍
10/31/2007 +1536 days 🔍
08/07/2014 +2472 days 🔍
11/09/2024 +3747 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2370 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2370
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20012
X-Force: 10005
SecurityFocus: 5664 - SWS Simple Web Server New Line Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1681 - DoS in SWS Simple Web Server via Malformed Requests, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 13:28
Updated: 11/09/2024 03:15
Changes: 08/07/2014 13:28 (67), 05/11/2019 14:24 (7), 11/09/2024 03:15 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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