CVE-2000-0898 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 19 Dec 2000 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local users or remote attackers can crash the Small HTTP Server by inserting SSI tags with null values into HTML files.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2000-0898?

CVE-2000-0898 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2000. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Small HTTP Server 2.01 does not properly process Server Side Includes (SSI) tags that contain null values, which allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause the server to crash by inserting the SSI into an HTML file.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0898?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Max Feoktistov Small Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0898?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0898 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-2000-0898 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0898 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p58c-67jv-wg8j.