CVE-2000-1078 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in ICQ Web Front HTTPd by requesting a URL containing a question mark.
- 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-2000-1078?
CVE-2000-1078 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Nov 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ICQ Web Front HTTPd allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by requesting a URL that contains a "?" character.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1078?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mirabilis Icq Web Front.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1078?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1078 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-2000-1078 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-1078 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xh54-hh7j-wm53.