Nortel Contivity HTTP Server cgiproc Special Character DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10160

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to denial of service.

Description

It is possible to crash the remote host by doing the HTTP request :
GET /cgi/cgiproc?$

Solution

Upgrade to VxWorks 2.60 or later.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Jan/239

https://packetstormsecurity.com/0001-exploits/nortel.htm

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10160

File Name: nortel_cgiproc_dos.nasl

Version: 1.38

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 1/20/2000

Updated: 11/15/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/17/2000

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2000-0064

BID: 938