Web Crossing 4.x/5.x HTTP POST Request denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Web Crossing 4.x/5.x and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2004-0245. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Web Crossing 4.x/5.x. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. The summary by CVE is:

Web Crossing 4.x and 5.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending a HTTP POST request with a large or negative Content-Length, which causes an integer divide-by-zero.

The weakness was shared 11/23/2004 by Peter Winter-Smith as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0245. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.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 Exploit-DB (23648), SecurityFocus (BID 9576†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4071†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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

02/04/2004 🔍
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03/30/2004 +55 days 🔍
11/23/2004 +238 days 🔍
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01/09/2015 +3699 days 🔍
08/17/2025 +3873 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Peter Winter-Smith
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0245 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0245
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22389
X-Force: 15022
SecurityFocus: 9576 - Web Crossing Web Server Component Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4071 - Web Crossing Server DoS, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 01/09/2015 16:25
Updated: 08/17/2025 02:32
Changes: 01/09/2015 16:25 (54), 05/20/2019 16:52 (6), 06/30/2021 13:28 (3), 08/17/2025 02:32 (19)
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