SurfControl Superscout Email Filter 4.0 Administrative Web Interface denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SurfControl Superscout Email Filter 4.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Administrative Web Interface. The manipulation with the input /r/n/r/n results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2002-1532. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SurfControl Superscout Email Filter 4.0. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Administrative Web Interface. The manipulation with the input value /r/n/r/n 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:

The administrative web interface (STEMWADM) for SurfControl SuperScout Email Filter allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a GET request without the terminating /r/n/r/n (CRLF) sequence, which causes the interface to wait for the sequence and blocks other users from accessing it.

The weakness was disclosed 03/31/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1532. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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 (10322) and SecurityFocus (BID 5931†). The entries VDB-20229, VDB-20230 and VDB-20231 are pretty similar. 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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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/09/2002 🔍
03/31/2003 +173 days 🔍
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08/08/2014 +4148 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1532 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1532
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20232
X-Force: 10322
SecurityFocus: 5931 - SurfControl SuperScout Email Filter Incomplete HTTP Request DoS Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 11:41
Updated: 07/02/2024 14:20
Changes: 08/08/2014 11:41 (48), 05/03/2019 14:31 (3), 07/02/2024 14:20 (17)
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