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WindWeb <= 2.0 Malformed GET Request DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3270

Synopsis

The remote web server is prone to denial of service attacks.

Description

The remote host appears to be running the WindWeb web server, which is found on embedded devices running Wind River Systems' VxWorks such as certain ADSL modems and routers. The version of WindWeb installed on the remote host is affected by a remote denial of service vulnerability when it receives maliciously crafted requests. An attacker may be able to leverage this issue to deny access to the web server to legitimate users.

Solution

No solution is known at this time.

See Also

http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/Hasbani_dos.c

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 3270

Family: Web Servers

Published: 10/28/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 20097

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:U/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:hasbani_web_server:hasbani_web_server

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3475

BID: 15225