CVE-2001-1249 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 3 May 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in vWebServer by sending URLs containing 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-2001-1249?

CVE-2001-1249 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

vWebServer 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a URL that contains MS-DOS device names.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1249?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vwebserver Vwebserver.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1249?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1249 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-2001-1249 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4969-x79r-8qfp.