CVE-2000-0897 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Small HTTP Server by repeatedly requesting missing index files, leading to memory exhaustion.
- 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-2000-0897?
CVE-2000-0897 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Small HTTP Server 2.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by repeatedly requesting a URL that references a directory that does not contain an index.html file, which consumes memory that is not released after the request is completed.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0897?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Max Feoktistov Small Http Server.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0897?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0897 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-2000-0897 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0897 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gf7m-qm5r-6g63.