Easy Chat Server chat.ghp script long username denial of service
| easychat-chatghp-username-dos (16629) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Easy Chat Server is vulnerable to a denial of service. By supplying a long string of approximately 300 bytes to the username parameter in the chat.ghp script, a remote attacker could cause the server to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of February 6, 2010.
References:
- Easy Chat Server Web site: Chat server software free download - build your own chat room.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri Jul 02 2004 - 03:46:35 CDT: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Easy Chat Server 1.2.
- BID-25328: EFS Software Easy Chat Server Authentication Request Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-2466: chat.ghp in Easy Chat Server 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a long username parameter, possibly due to a buffer overflow. NOTE: it was later reported that 2.2 is also affected.
- OSVDB ID: 7416: Easy Chat Server Long Username DoS
- SA12006: Easy Chat Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA26461: Easy Chat Server "username" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2901: Easy Chat Server username Processing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- EFS Software Easy Chat Server 1.2
Reported:
Jul 05, 2004
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