Hobbit Monitor < 4.1.0 Remote DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3109

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Description

The remote host is running Hobbit Monitor, a web-based host/network monitoring software. This version of Hobbit Monitor is prone to a remote denial of service attack. An attacker sending a specially formatted string to the hobbitd process can force the software to crash.

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.1.0 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 3109

Family: CGI

Published: 7/25/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Reference Information

BID: 14365