Synopsis
The remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.
Description
According to its HTTP banner, the remote host appears to be running a vulnerable version of Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold, a network management application for Microsoft Windows. It is reported that versions up to and incluing 8.03 hotfix 1 are prone to a remote denial of service vulnerability when processing certain HTTP GET requests. An attacker may deny service to legitimate users by sending a malformed GET request for the 'prn.html' file.
Solution
Upgrade to WhatsUp Gold 8.03 Hotfix 3 or higher.
Plugin Details
Risk Information
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:ipswitch:whatsup_gold
Reference Information
BID: 11110