CVE-1999-1030 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the counter.exe web server by sending a malformed HTTP request ending in a newline character.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1030?
CVE-1999-1030 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
counter.exe 2.70 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (hang) via an HTTP request that ends in %0A (newline), which causes a malformed entry in the counter log that produces an access violation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1030?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Behold Software Web Page Counter.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1030?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1030 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-1030 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1030 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m3vx-4vqh-h434.