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def-2001-15: Website Pro Remote Manager DoS
From: Peter Gründl <peter.grundl () DEFCOM COM>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 12:00:12 +0200
====================================================================== Defcom Labs Advisory def-2001-15 Website Pro Remote Manager DoS Author: Peter Gründl <peter.grundl () defcom com> Release Date: 2001-03-28 ====================================================================== ------------------------=[Brief Description]=------------------------- The remote manager service contains a flaw that allows an attacker to cause the service to crash. ------------------------=[Affected Systems]=-------------------------- - Website Pro/3.0.37 ----------------------=[Detailed Description]=------------------------ The remote manager service (default on port 9999) will leak memory if non-authenticated requests are repeatedly made to the /dyn/ directory and will eventually get killed by the OS. eg: GET /dyn/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx HTTP/1.0 host: 10.0.0.1 ---------------------------=[Workaround]=----------------------------- Disallow access to the remote manager service from untrusted networks. The service is on TCP port 9999 by default. -------------------------=[Vendor Response]=-------------------------- This issue was brought to the vendor's attention on the 21st of February, 2001 and although the vendor has been contacted repeatedly no workaround or fix has been received to this date. ====================================================================== This release was brought to you by Defcom Labs labs () defcom com www.defcom.com ======================================================================
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