SouthWest talk server HTTP port denial of service
| southwest-http-port-dos (8626) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
SouthWest is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted HTTP request to the HTTP server listening on port 5002 to cause the service to crash. The service must be restarted to regain normal functionality.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Mar 25 2002 - 19:59:20 CST: SouthWest Telnet talker server. DoS (Denial of Service Attack)..
- NUTS Web site: The NUTS home page.
- SouthWest Web site: SouthWest.
- BID-4362: SouthWest Talk Server Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0496: The HTTP server for SouthWest Talker server 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a malformed URL to port 5002.
Platforms Affected:
- Scott Lloyd SouthWest 1.0.0
Reported:
Mar 26, 2002
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