Essentia Web Server long request denial of service
| essentia-server-long-request-dos (8249) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Essentia Web Server is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by a buffer overflow. By sending an overly long URL request to the server, a remote attacker can overflow a buffer and cause the server to crash. The server must be restarted to regain normal functionality.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Essentia, as listed in the NTBugtraq Mailing List posting dated Tue, 26 Feb 2002 13:00:40 +0200. See References.
References:
- Essen Web site: Welcome to Essen.
- NTBugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 26 Feb 2002 13:00:40 +0200: SecurityOffice Security Advisory:// Essentia Web Server Vulnerabilities (Vendor Patch).
- SecuriTeam Mailing List, Security Holes & Exploits 6 Jul 2003: Essentia Web Server Exploit Code Released.
- SecurityOffice Security Advisory - February 22, 2002: Essentia Web Server DoS Vulnerability.
- BID-4159: Essentia Web Server Long URL Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0313: Buffer overflow in Essentia Web Server 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a long URL.
- OSVDB ID: 12309: Essentia Web Server Long URL Overflow
Platforms Affected:
- Essen Group Essentia Web Server 2.1
Reported:
Feb 22, 2002
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