Davenport long XML file denial of service
| davenport-long-xml-dos (17062) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Davenport is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. By sending long XML file, a remote authenticated attacker could consume large amounts of system resources.
Platforms Affected:
- eglass1, Davenport prior to 0.9.10
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Davenport (0.9.10 or later), available from the Davenport Web page. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Davenport Web page, Project: Davenport WebDAV-CIFS (SMB) Gateway: Summary at http://sourceforge.net/projects/davenport/.
- BID-11001: Davenport XML Expansion Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-2415: Davenport before 0.9.10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via (1) a very large XML file or (2) entity expansion attacks.
- OSVDB ID: 9105: Davenport WebDAV-CIFS Gateway XML DoS
- SA12337: Davenport WebDAV-CIFS Gateway XML Denial of Service Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1011030: Davenport Gateway Lets Remote Users Consume Excessive Resources in Processing XML Documents
Reported:
Aug 23, 2004
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