CVE-2006-0911 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted requests to Login.asp in Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional.
- 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-2006-0911?
CVE-2006-0911 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NmService.exe in Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional 2006 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted requests to Login.asp, possibly involving the (1) "In]" and (2) "b;tnLogIn" parameters, or (3) malformed btnLogIn parameters, possibly involving missing "[" (open bracket) or "[" (closing bracket) characters, as demonstrated by "&btnLogIn=[Log&In]=&" or "&b;tnLogIn=[Log&In]=&" in the URL. NOTE: due to the lack of diagnosis by the original researcher, the precise nature of the vulnerability is unclear.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0911?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ipswitch Whatsup.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0911?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0911 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-2006-0911 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0911 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h835-mh84-x2jg.