BadBlue multiple connections denial of service

badblue-mult-connection-dos (17064) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

BadBlue is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. By establishing multiple connections to a vulnerable Web server from the same host, a remote attacker could cause the Web server to deny service to legitimate users.


Consequences:

Denial of Service

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Aug 20 2004 - 07:10:04 CDT : BadBlue Webserver v2.5 Denial Of Service Vulnerability.
  • BID-10983: Working Resources BadBlue Webserver Denial Of Service Vulnerability
  • CVE-2004-1727: BadBlue 2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (refuse HTTP connections) via a large number of connections from the same IP address.
  • SA12346: BadBlue Web Server Multiple Connections Denial of Service Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • Working Resources BadBlue Enterprise Edition 2.52
  • Working Resources BadBlue Personal Edition 2.52

Reported:

Aug 20, 2004

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