OmniHTTPd HTTP version buffer overflow
| omnihttpd-http-version-bo (9457) |  Low Risk |
Description:
OmniHTTPd is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a buffer overflow in the handling of long HTTP versions. By sending a malformed request containing an overly long HTTP version, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the HTTP daemon to crash. It is unknown whether this vulnerability could be used to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Omnicron Technologies, OmniHTTPd 2.09
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jul 01 2002 - 13:27:18 CDT, BufferOverflow in OmniHTTPd 2.09 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0007.html.
- Omnicron Technologies Web Site, OmniHTTPd at http://www.omnicron.ca/httpd/index.html.
- BID-5136: OmniHTTPD Long Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1035: Omnicron OmniHTTPd 2.09 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request with a long, malformed HTTP 1version number.
- OSVDB ID: 5000: OmniHTTPd HTTP Version Overflow DoS
Reported:
Jul 01, 2002
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