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OWFS owserver Path Type Denial Of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA22700
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Release Date:
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2006-11-07
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Last Update:
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2006-11-10
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Popularity:
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4,515 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | OWFS and OWHTTPD 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-5801
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in OWFS's owserver module, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an improper handling of bad paths. This can be exploited to crash the server via a specially crafted path passed to certain owshell programs.
The vulnerability is reported in version 2.5p5. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 2.5p6.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2006-11-10: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=461204
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