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Abyss httpd DoS

Family:

Denial of Service

Category:

denial

Copyright:

This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

Summary:

Try to pass a MS-DOS device name to crash the remote web server

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Cve_id:

-

Bugtraq_id:

-

Xrefs:

OSVDB:11006

Description:

It was possible to kill the web server by sending a MS-DOS device
names in an HTTP request.

An attacker may use this flaw to prevent this host from performing its
job properly.

Solution : Upgrade your web server to the latest version
Risk factor : High