Cherokee Web Server Malformed POST Request Remote DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15620

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running Cherokee - a fast and tiny web server.

The remote version of this software is affected by a remote denial of service vulnerability when handling a specially crafted HTTP 'POST' request.

An attacker may exploit this flaw to disable this service remotely.

Solution

Upgrade to Cherokee 0.4.7 or newer as this reportedly fixes the issue.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15620

File Name: cherokee_0_4_6.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 11/4/2004

Updated: 6/12/2020

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/26/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-1198

BID: 9345

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