Simple, secure webserver malformed URL denial of service
| simple-webserver-url-dos (10364) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Simple, secure webserver is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could connect to the Web server and request a malformed URL to cause the Web server to become unavailable for a lengthy period of time, denying service to other users on the network.
Platforms Affected:
- Symantec, Enterprise Firewall 6.5.2
- Symantec, Enterprise Firewall 7.0
- Symantec, Gateway Security 5110
- Symantec, Raptor Firewall 6.5
- Symantec, Raptor Firewall 6.5
- Symantec, Raptor Firewall 6.5.3
- Symantec, VelociRaptor 1000
- Symantec, VelociRaptor 1100
- Symantec, VelociRaptor 1200
- Symantec, VelociRaptor 1300
- Symantec, VelociRaptor 500
- Symantec, VelociRaptor 700
Remedy:
Apply the Hotfix for this vulnerability, as listed in Symantec Security Response Advisory October 13, 2002. See References.
As a workaround, disable Simple, secure webserver.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Advanced IT-Security Advisory #01-10-2002, Symantec Firewall Secure Webserver timeout DoS at http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2002/Oct/0211.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, 2002-10-14 19:06:48, Multiple Symantec Firewall Secure Webserver timeout DoS at http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=103463869503124&w=2.
- Symantec Security Response Advisory October 13, 2002, Symantec Firewall Secure Webserver timeout DoS at http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2002.10.11.html.
- BID-5958: Multiple Symantec HTTP Proxy Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0990: The web proxy component in Symantec Enterprise Firewall (SEF) 6.5.2 through 7.0, Raptor Firewall 6.5 and 6.5.3, VelociRaptor, and Symantec Gateway Security allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection resource exhaustion) via multiple connection requests to domains whose DNS server is unresponsive or does not exist, which generates a long timeout.
Reported:
Oct 14, 2002
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