HP Instant TopTools hpnst.exe CGI DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 11520

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Synopsis

The remote host is running a web application that is affected by a remote denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The remote host has the CGI 'hpnst.exe' installed.

Older versions of this CGI (pre 5.55) are vulnerable to a denial of service attack where the user can make the CGI request itself.

Solution

Upgrade to version HP TopTools 5.55 or later.

See Also

https://seclists.org/vulnwatch/2003/q1/162

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 11520

File Name: hp_instant_toptools_dos.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/6/2003

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:hp:instant_toptools

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 3/25/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/31/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0169

BID: 7246