AIDeX Mini-WebServer HTTP request denial of service
| aidex-http-request-dos (31153) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
AIDeX Mini-WebServer is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of HTTP requests by the GUI. A remote attacker could send multiple specially-crafted HTTP requests to cause the server to crash, if a user is accessing the GUI log window at the same time the HTTP requests are being sent.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 3.4 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-Of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- AIDeX Mini-WebServer Web site: Mini-Webserver Version 1.1 (Freeware).
- BID-21816: AIDeX Mini-Webserver HTTP Request Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-6855: AIDeX Mini-WebServer 1.1 early release 3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a flood of HTTP GET requests, possibly related to display of HTTP log data by the GUI. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- OSVDB ID: 32537: AIDeX Mini-Webserver HTTP Request Saturation DoS
- SA23569: AIDeX Mini-Webserver HTTP Request Display Denial Of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1017455: AIDeX WebServer Lets Remote Users Deny Service By Sending Multiple Requests
Platforms Affected:
- Rosenthal Software AIDeX Mini-Webserver 1.1
Reported:
Dec 28, 2006
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