Hiawatha fetch_request Integer Overflow DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 69040

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

According to its Server response header, the installed version of Hiawatha is a version prior to 7.4.1. As such, it is affected by an integer overflow vulnerability in the 'fetch_request' function that could lead to a denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade to Hiawatha 7.4.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 69040

File Name: hiawatha_fetch_request_dos.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 7/24/2013

Updated: 8/7/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/a:hiawatha:webserver

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, www/hiawatha

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/26/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2011

Reference Information

BID: 60923

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