CVE-2001-0647 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Orange Web Server by sending HTTP GET requests without a version string, causing denial of service.
- 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-2001-0647?
CVE-2001-0647 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Orange Web Server 2.1, based on GoAhead, allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service via an HTTP GET request that does not include the HTTP version.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0647?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Orange Software Orange Web Server.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0647?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0647 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-2001-0647 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0647 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f2pj-5wrm-j9xg.