15512 : Monkey HTTP Zero Byte File Request DoS
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5 months ago

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Disclosure

Apr 15, 2005

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Apr 15, 2005

Solution

Unknown

Description

Monkey HTTP contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a malicious user requests a zero byte file, 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 0.9.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Eduardo Silva
Watch-list
Monkey HTTP
Watch-list
0.9.0
0.8.5
0.8.4-2
0.8.4
0.8.4-RC2
0.8.4-RC1
0.8.3
0.8.2
0.8.1
0.8.0
0.7.2
0.7.1
0.7.0
0.6.3
0.6.2
0.6.1
0.6.0
0.5.2
0.5.1
0.5.0
0.4.2
0.4.1-1
0.4.1
0.4.0

References

Tools & Filters

Nessus

18059

Credit

  • Ciaran McCreesh - Gentoo Linux

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