4019 : FreeProxy GET Request DoS
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about 1 year ago

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Disclosure

Jan 09, 2004

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jan 09, 2004

Solution

Unknown

Description

FreeProxy contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a malformed GET request with no "/" is sent, 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 Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.61 (Build Jan 15 2004) or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Hand-Crafted Software
Watch-list
FreeProxy
Watch-list
3.61 (Build Dec 18 2003)
3.61 (Build Dec 30 2003)
3.61 (Build Jan 3 2004)
3.61 (Build Jan 4 2004)
3.61 (Build Jan 9 2004)

References

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

  • badpack3t - badpack3tBrand New Doo Doosecurity-protocols.com - security-protocols

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