10039 : DNS4Me Web Server GET Request Overflow DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-09-16

Days of Exposure
61 days

Description

DNS4Me contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when sending a large amount of data to port 80, which causes the service to consume all available CPU resources and eventually crash resulting in a loss of availability.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.0.0.0 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Rhino Software, Inc.

DNS4Me

3.0.0.4

References

Related OSVDB ID: 10038
Security Tracker: 1011334
Bugtraq ID: 11213
Secunia Advisory ID: 12595
ISS X-Force ID: 17426
CVE ID: 2004-1691 (see also: NVD)
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-09/0212.html
Vendor URL: http://www.dns4me.com/
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.dns4me.com/releasenotes/release4x.asp
Other Advisory URL: http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00049-09162004

Tools & Filters

	2307

Credit

James Bercegay - securitygulftech.org - GulfTech Security Research

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-05-31 | Disagree?

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