Active WebCam memory exhaustion denial of service
| active-webcam-memory-dos (19653) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PY Software' Active WebCam is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability with memory. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted HTTP request to consume a minimum of 52K of memory to consume a large amount of memory, resulting in a denial of service.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- Active Webcam Web site: Welcome to Active WebCam.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Thu Mar 10 2005 - 04:24:41 CST : Multiple Vulnerabilities of PY Software Active Webcam WebServer.
- Sowhat Security Advisory ad20050104: Multiple Vulnerabilities of PY Software Active Webcam WebServer.
- BID-12778: PY Software Active Webcam Webserver Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-0734: PY Software Active Webcam WebServer (webcam.exe) 5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and process crash) via a large number of HTTP requests.
- SA14553: Active Webcam Denial of Service and Local File Detection
Platforms Affected:
- PY Software Active WebCam 5.5
Reported:
Jan 04, 2005
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