5119 : LabVIEW Web Server HTTP Get Newline DoS
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6 months ago

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Disclosure

Apr 19, 2002

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Apr 19, 2002

Solution

Unknown

Description

LabVIEW contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a client sends a malformed HTTP request, using two new line sequences instead of the traditional <CR><LF> combination, 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

Currently, there are no known upgrades or patches to correct this issue. It is possible to mitigate the flaw by implementing the following workaround:

- Disable logging on the LabVIEW Web Server.

Products

National Instruments	LabVIEW	5.1.1
		6.0
		6.1

References

Bugtraq ID: 4577
Generic Informational URL: http://www.ni.com/labview/
Generic Exploit URL: http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/DoS/webkiller.c
ISS X-Force ID: 8919
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/4C3F86E655E5389886256BA00064B22F?OpenD ......
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0323.html
CVE ID: 2002-0748 (see also: NVD)
Security Tracker: 1004136
Vendor URL: http://www.ni.com/
Keyword: Document ID 2KIB485E

Tools & Filters

Nessus	11063

Credit

Steve Zins - steveiLabVIEW.com -

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