Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 9.5 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 9.5. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 9.5 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was shared 07/31/2015 by Hadi Zomorodi Monavar as EDB-ID 37719 as confirmed exploit (Exploit-DB). The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Hadi Zomorodi Monavar in Python and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The code used by the exploit is:

crash = "\x41"*9000 #B0F
file = open("hadi.txt", "w")
file.write(crash)
file.close()

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 (105404) and Exploit-DB (37719). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Hadi Zomorodi Monavar
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/31/2015 🔍
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08/11/2015 +11 days 🔍
10/01/2017 +782 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: EDB-ID 37719
Researcher: Hadi Zomorodi Monavar
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76954
X-Force: 105404 - Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner denial of service

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2015 10:09
Updated: 10/01/2017 20:22
Changes: 08/11/2015 10:09 (49), 10/01/2017 20:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:65A:103

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