Monkey Webserver HTTP POST empty content-length Denial of Service 2.0
 
Plugin ID29
Plugin nameMonkey Webserver HTTP POST empty content-length Denial of Service
Plugin filenameMonkey Webserver POST Denial of Service.plugin
Plugin filesize2819 bytes
Plugin familyHTTP
Plugin created nameMarc Ruef
Plugin created emailmarc dot ruef at computec dot ch
Plugin created webhttp://www.computec.ch
Plugin created companycomputec.ch
Plugin created date2003/11/14
Plugin updated nameMarc Ruef
Plugin updated emailmarc dot ruef at computec dot ch
Plugin updated webhttp://www.computec.ch
Plugin updated companycomputec.ch
Plugin updated date2004/11/14
Plugin version2.0
Plugin changelogCorrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.4. Improved the pattern matching and introduced the plugin changelog in 2.0
Plugin protocoltcp
Plugin port80
Plugin procedure detectionopen|send HEAD / HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### *Monkey Webserver 0.*
Plugin detection accuracy80
Plugin commentThis plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor.
Bug affectedMonkey Webserver prior 0.5.0
Bug not affectedOther web servers and Monkey Webservers newer than 0.5.0.
Bug vulnerability classDenial Of Service
Bug descriptionAn attacker may start an remote denial of service attack to Monkey Webservers prior version 0.5.0. This could be done sending a POST request with an content-length line without a value.
Bug solutionUpgrade to the latest version or filter unwanted HTTP access to the web server
Bug fixing time1 hour
Bug exploit availabilityYes
Bug exploit urlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6096/exploit/
Bug remoteYes
Bug localYes
Bug severityMedium
Bug popularity6
Bug simplicity7
Bug impact7
Bug risk6
Bug Nessus riskMedium
Bug check toolsNessus is able to do the same check.
Source SecurityFocus BID6096
Source Nessus ID11924
Source LiteratureHacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427
Source Misc.http://www.computec.ch

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