Jana Server MS-DOS device denial of service
| jana-server-device-dos (6521) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Jana Server is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker can submit a URL request to the Jana Server specifying an MS-DOS device name to cause the server to crash. The server must be restarted in order to regain normal functionality.
Platforms Affected:
- Thomas Hauck, Jana Server 1.45, 1.46, & 2.0b2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Jana Server (2.0 Beta 2 or later), available from the Jana Server Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon May 07 2001 - 19:31:58 CDT, Advisory for Jana server at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0086.html.
- Jana Server Web site, Download at http://www.jana-server.ocm.de/en/index.htm?/en/download.htm.
- BID-2704: T. Hauck Jana Server MS-DOS Device Name DoS Vulnerability
- CVE-2001-0558: T. Hauck Jana Webserver 2.01 beta 1 and earlier allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service via a URL request which includes a MS-DOS device name (i.e. GET /aux HTTP/1.0).
- OSVDB ID: 1817: Jana Web Server MS-DOS Device Name DoS
Reported:
May 07, 2001
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