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Xitami POST Request Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10275
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Release Date:
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2003-11-21
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Popularity:
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5,762 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Xitami 2.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Xitami, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to a logic error in the handling of POST requests. This can be exploited by sending a specially crafted request, which causes the service to enter an infinite loop and stop responding to requests.
The vulnerability has been reported to affect version 2.5 and prior.
Solution:
Use another product.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Tri Huynh, Sentry Union.
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