CVE-2001-0558 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Jana Webserver by sending requests with MS-DOS device names.
- 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-2001-0558?
CVE-2001-0558 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
T. Hauck Jana Webserver 2.01 beta 1 and earlier allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service via a URL request which includes a MS-DOS device name (i.e. GET /aux HTTP/1.0).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0558?
It affects 1 product.
Products include T. Hauck Jana Web Server.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0558?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0558 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-2001-0558 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0558 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x8w9-p5vr-g9q8.