10878 : Sun AnswerBook2 Web Server dwhttpd Malformed Content-Length DoS
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Disclosure Date
1998-08-23

Description

AnswerBook2 contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a malicious user submits a POST request with an overly large content length, and will result in loss of availability for the service.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Patch / RCS
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Sun Microsystems, Inc. has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

AnswerBook2

1.19

References

CVE ID: 1999-1416 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 253
Keyword: AB2
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1998_3/0614.html

Credit

Marc Slemko - marcsZNEP.COM -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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