OSVDB ID: 15512

Title: Monkey HTTP Zero Byte File Request DoS

Info

Disclosure
Apr 15, 2005

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Apr 15, 2005

Solution
Unknown

Description

 Monkey HTTP contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a malicious user requests a zero byte file, 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: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified

Solution

 Upgrade to version 0.9.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Eduardo Silva

Monkey HTTP

 0.9.0
0.8.5
0.8.4-2
0.8.4
0.8.4-RC2
0.8.4-RC1
0.8.3
0.8.2
0.8.1
0.8.0
0.7.2
0.7.1
0.7.0
0.6.3
0.6.2
0.6.1
0.6.0
0.5.2
0.5.1
0.5.0
0.4.2
0.4.1-1
0.4.1
0.4.0

References

Credit
  • Ciaran McCreesh - Gentoo Linux


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/15512