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SHOUTcast Server User-Agent / Host Header DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10717

Synopsis

The remote streaming audio server is prone to a denial of service attack.

Description

The remote host is running SHOUTcast Server, a streaming audio server from Nullsoft.

According to its banner, the installed version of SHOUTcast server will reportedly crash when it receives several HTTP requests with overly long User-Agent and/or Host request headers.

Solution

Unknown at this time.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Aug/57

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10717

File Name: shoutcast_version.nasl

Version: 1.28

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 8/13/2001

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/1/2001

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-1304