TinyWeb cgi-bin Crafted HTTP GET Request DoS

high Nessus Plugin ID 11894

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Synopsis

The remote web server has a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

According to its banner, the remote version of TinyWeb has a denial of service vulnerability. Issuing a specially crafted GET request similar to :

GET /cgi-bin/.%00./dddd.html

can cause the server to consume large amounts of CPU time.

Solution

Contact the vendor for a patch.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 11894

File Name: tinyweb.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 10/16/2003

Updated: 6/12/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-1510

BID: 8810

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