CVE-2003-1569 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the GoAhead WebServer on Windows 95/98/ME by sending HTTP requests with specific reserved device names in the path.
- 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-2003-1569?
CVE-2003-1569 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GoAhead WebServer before 2.1.5 on Windows 95, 98, and ME allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an HTTP request with a (1) con, (2) nul, (3) clock$, or (4) config$ device name in a path component, different vectors than CVE-2001-0385.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1569?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Goahead Goahead Webserver.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1569?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1569 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-2003-1569 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1569 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-897g-vr3x-p6c9.