Aprelium Abyss Web Server up to 1.1.3 HTTP GET Request input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Aprelium Abyss Web Server up to 1.1.3. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component HTTP GET Request Handler. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-1364. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Aprelium Abyss Web Server up to 1.1.3 (Web Server). This issue affects an unknown function of the component HTTP GET Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Aprelium Technologies Abyss Web Server 1.1.2, and possibly other versions before 1.1.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP GET message with empty (1) Connection or (2) Range fields.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2003 by Auriemma Luigi (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1364 since 10/16/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11521 (Abyss Web Server Malformed GET 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 86504 (Abyss Web Server Incomplete HTTP Request Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11718), Exploit-DB (22460), Tenable (11521) and SecurityFocus (BID 7287†). The entry VDB-21286 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11521
Nessus Name: Abyss Web Server Malformed GET Request Remote DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 80047
OpenVAS Name: Abyss httpd crash
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Abyss Web Server 1.1.4

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04/05/2003 🔍
04/06/2003 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +269 days 🔍
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10/16/2007 +1385 days 🔍
08/28/2014 +2508 days 🔍
07/14/2025 +3972 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Auriemma Luigi
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1364 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1364
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21287
X-Force: 11718
SecurityFocus: 7287 - Abyss Web Server Incomplete HTTP Request Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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

Created: 08/28/2014 17:59
Updated: 07/14/2025 01:10
Changes: 08/28/2014 17:59 (61), 04/22/2019 12:18 (6), 01/25/2025 20:48 (27), 07/14/2025 01:10 (2)
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