Monkey httpd get_real_string denial of service
| monkey-getrealstring-dos (15187) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Monkey HTTP Daemon is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the get_real_string function. By creating a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the server to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Eduardo Silva, Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.8.1 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Monkey HTTP Daemon (0.8.2 or later), available from the Monkey Web page. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Feb 11 2004 - 12:36:46 CST, Denial of Service in Monkey httpd <= 0.8.1 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-02/0319.html.
- Gentoo Linux Security Announcement 200402-03, Monkeyd Denial of Service vulnerability at http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/105723/104/.
- Monkey Web page, Monkey HTTP Daemon at http://monkeyd.sourceforge.net.
- BID-9642: Monkey HTTP Daemon Missing Host Field Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0276: The get_real_string function in Monkey HTTP Daemon (monkeyd) 0.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request with a sequence of % characters and a missing Host field.
- GLSA-200402-03: Monkeyd Denial of Service vulnerability
- OSVDB ID: 3921: Monkey HTTP get_real_string() Function DoS
Reported:
Feb 11, 2004
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