Savant Web server negative Content-Length denial of service
| savant-neg-content-dos (10103) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Savant is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker can send an HTTP GET request with a negative Content-Length value to the Web server to cause the Web server to crash. The Web server must be restarted to regain normal functionality.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Sep 13 2002 - 14:55:05 CDT : Savant 3.1 multiple vulnerabilities.
- Savant Web site: Savant Web Server.
- BID-5707: Savant Webserver Malformed Content-Length Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1828: Savant Webserver 3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP GET request with a negative Content-Length value.
- CVE-2002-2147: Savant Web Server 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative Content-Length value.
Platforms Affected:
- Savant Savant 3.1 and prior
Reported:
Sep 13, 2002
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