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Whatsup Gold Reserved DOS Device Name HTTP Request Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12578
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Release Date:
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2004-09-18
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Popularity:
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6,310 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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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold 8.x
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Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in WhatsUp Gold, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the HTTP service when handling reserved DOS device names. This can be exploited via a HTTP GET request for a resource with a reserved DOS device name.
Example:
http://[victim]/prn.htm
Successful exploitation crashes the application.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 8.0.3 and 8.0.3 Hotfix 1. Prior versions may also be affected.
NOTE: The web service is not enabled by default.
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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