CVE-2001-1250 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in vWebServer by sending long URL requests, potentially triggering a buffer overflow.
- 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-2001-1250?
CVE-2001-1250 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 (hang) via a small number of long URL requests, possibly due to a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1250?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vwebserver Vwebserver.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1250?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1250 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-2001-1250 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1250 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c3xv-gj6p-5r6c.