ColdFusion Web Application Server denial of service
| coldfusion-parse-dos (4611) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
ColdFusion Web Application Server is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. By sending a string of over 40,000 characters to the password field on the Administrator login page, an attacker can overload the Web server and cause the server to deny Web page requests.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-01:04: Allaire's ColdFusion. (From Neohapsis archive)
- Macromedia Technote 10954: Security Best Practice: Securing the ColdFusion Administrator.
- BID-1314: Allaire ColdFusion Server 4.5.1 Administrator Login Password DoS Vulnerability
- CVE-2000-0538: ColdFusion Administrator for ColdFusion 4.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long login password.
- OSVDB ID: 3399: ColdFusion Administrator Login Page DoS
Platforms Affected:
- Macromedia ColdFusion
Reported:
Jun 07, 2000
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