DNS4Me denial of service
| dns4me-dos (17426) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
DNS4Me is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could send a large amount of data to port 80 to consume the available CPU resources and cause the server to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- DNS4Me Web site: Dynamic DNS services by RhinoSoft.com.
- GulfTech Security Advisory September 16, 2004 : RhinoSoft DNS4ME HTTP Server Vulnerabilities .
- BID-11213: DNS4Me Denial Of Service And Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1691: The Web Server in DNS4Me 3.0.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and crash) via a large amount of data.
- OSVDB ID: 10039: DNS4Me GET Request Overflow DoS
- SA12595: DNS4Me Web Server Cross-Site Scripting and Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1011334: DNS4Me Lets Remote Users Crash the Web Service and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Platforms Affected:
- DNS4Me DNS4Me 3.0.0.4
Reported:
Sep 16, 2004
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