5983 : MyWeb HTTP GET Request Overflow DoS
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7 months ago

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Disclosure

May 06, 2004

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

A remote overflow exists in MyWeb. MyWeb fails to handle very large GET requests resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause a denial of service resulting in a loss of availability.

Classification

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

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

xuebrothers

MyWeb

3.3

References

Bugtraq ID: 10303
Secunia Advisory ID: 11566
CVE ID: 2004-2614 (see also: NVD)
Other Advisory URL: http://security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1931
Vendor URL: http://www.xuebrothers.net/myweb/myweb.htm

Credit

badpack3t - badpack3tsecurity-protocols.com - security-protocols

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