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- #
- # This script was written by David Maciejak <david dot maciejak at kyxar dot fr>
- #
- # Ref: Debian security team
- #
- # This script is released under the GNU GPL v2
- #
-
- if(description)
- {
- script_id(15710);
- script_cve_id("CAN-2004-0983");
-
- script_version ("$Revision: 1.1 $");
- name["english"] = "cgi.rb";
- script_name(english:name["english"]);
-
- desc["english"] = "
- The 'cgi.rb' CGI is installed. Some versions is vulnerable to
- remote denial of service.
-
- By sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request, a malicious user can force
- the remote host to consume a large amount of CPU ressources.
-
- *** Warning : Nessus solely relied on the presence of this CGI, it did not
- *** determine if you specific version is vulnerable to that problem
-
- Solution : Verify that your version is at least 1.8.1 or later
- Risk factor : High";
-
- script_description(english:desc["english"]);
-
- summary["english"] = "Checks for the presence of cgi.rb";
- summary["francais"] = "VΘrifie la prΘsence de cgi.rb";
-
- script_summary(english:summary["english"], francais:summary["francais"]);
-
- script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
-
-
- script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak");
- family["english"] = "CGI abuses";
- script_family(english:family["english"]);
- script_dependencie("http_version.nasl");
- script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
- exit(0);
- }
-
- # The script code starts here
- include("http_func.inc");
- include("http_keepalive.inc");
- port = get_http_port(default:80);
-
- res = is_cgi_installed_ka(item:"cgi.rb", port:port);
- if(res)security_warning(port);
-