Zope "through the Web code" malicious header injection denial of service
| zope-inject-headers-dos (9621) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Zope is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability that occurs when using the "through the Web code" capability. A remote attacker could inject malicious headers into a response to cause the vulnerable system to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Zope (2.4.4b2 or 2.5.1b2 or later), available from the Zope Web site. See References.
For Red Hat Powertools:
Upgrade to the latest man package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2002:060-17 for more information. See References.
Red Hat 7.0 and 7.1: .2.5-17 or later
— OR —
Apply Hotfix_2002-04-15, available from the Zope Web site. See References.
References:
- Zope Web site : Hotfix 2002-04-15 (Server shutdown vulnerability).
- BID-5813: Zope Through The Web Code Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0687: The through the web code capability for Zope 2.0 through 2.5.1 b1 allows untrusted users to shut down the Zope server via certain headers.
- OSVDB ID: 5166: Zope Through The Web Code Header Injection DoS
- RHSA-2002-060: Updated Zope packages are available
Platforms Affected:
- RedHat Linux Powertools 7.0
- RedHat Linux Powertools 7.1
- Zope Zope 2.0 - 2.5.1 b1
Reported:
Apr 15, 2002
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