1829 : OmniHTTPd Pro Long POST Request DoS
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7 months ago

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Disclosure

May 15, 2001

Discovery

Apr 23, 2001

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

OmniHTTPd Pro contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when sending an overly long POST request containing 4,111 bytes and more, which causes the daemon to crash, and will result in loss of availability for the service.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Omnicron Technologies Corporation

OmniHTTPd Pro

2.08

References

CVE ID: 2001-0613 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 2730
ISS X-Force ID: 6540
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://osvdb.org/ref/39/39140-OmniHTTPd.html
Vendor URL: http://www.omnicron.ca/ [ Link is 404 ]
Other Advisory URL: http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5AP0H204AW.html
Mail List Post: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/184794

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SNS Research - vuln-devgreyhack com - SNS Research

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