CVE-2001-0385 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the GoAhead webserver by sending a specific HTTP request to the /aux directory.

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-2001-0385?

CVE-2001-0385 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

GoAhead webserver 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an HTTP request to the /aux directory.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0385?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Goahead Software Goahead Webserver.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0385?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0385 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-2001-0385 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0385 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9fx5-wg4x-3gxx.

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