CVE-2001-0649 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Personal Web Sharing by sending a long HTTP request.
- 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-2001-0649?
CVE-2001-0649 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Aug 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Personal Web Sharing 1.5.5 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a long HTTP request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0649?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Personal Web Sharing.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0649?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0649 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-2001-0649 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0649 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpqf-2gcw-mwj8.