Detections
Analytics

Hiawatha < 8.5 Connection Saturation DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 69033

Language:

Synopsis

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

Description

According to its server response header, the installed version of Hiawatha is a version prior to 8.5. A flaw exists in the 'select' function triggered when handling a large number of simultaneous connections that could result in a denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade to Hiawatha 8.5 or later.

See Also

http://www.hiawatha-webserver.org/changelog

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 69033

File Name: hiawatha_connection_saturation_dos.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 7/24/2013

Updated: 8/10/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/a:hiawatha:webserver

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, www/hiawatha

Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2012