SWS Web Server invalid file request denial of service
| sws-webserver-invalid-file-dos (10071) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
SWS Web Server is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could make repeated requests for invalid or non-existent files or resources to cause the Web server to become inaccessible to other users.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Sep 03 2002 - 05:47:22 CDT : Re: SWS Web Server v0.1.0 Exploit.
- Linux Programlama Web site: SWS Web Server (Simple Web Server) (Süratli Web Sunucusu).
- BID-5659: SWS Simple Web Server Non-existent File Request Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1866: Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not close file descriptors for 404 error messages, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor exhaustion) via multiple requests for pages that do not exist.
Platforms Affected:
- M.Ali VARDAR and Her Hakk Sakldr SWS Web Server 0.1.0
Reported:
Sep 03, 2002
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