Tiny Server 1.1 HTTP GET Request denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Tiny Server 1.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component HTTP GET Request Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2117. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Tiny Server 1.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP GET Request 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:

Tiny Server 1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed HTTP requests such as (1) a GET request without the HTTP version (HTTP/1.1), or (2) a request without GET or the HTTP version.

The bug was discovered 01/26/2004. The weakness was disclosed 01/26/2004 by Donato Ferrante (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2117 since 05/27/2005. 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.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (14928), Exploit-DB (23595), SecurityFocus (BID 9485†), OSVDB (3709†) and Secunia (SA10707†). The entries VDB-23044, VDB-23043 and VDB-23042 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/24/2004 🔍
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01/26/2004 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Donato Ferrante
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2117 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21512
X-Force: 14928
SecurityFocus: 9485 - TinyServer Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 10707 - TinyServer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 3709 - TinyServer HTTP Request DoS
Vulnerability Center: 14355 - DoS in Tiny Server via Malformed HTTP Requests, Medium

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

Created: 09/30/2014 15:39
Updated: 08/17/2025 02:32
Changes: 09/30/2014 15:39 (52), 07/15/2019 09:50 (13), 08/17/2025 02:32 (27)
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