| VID |
12029 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
80, ... |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
WWW |
| Detailed Description |
The Oracle Webserver is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack via a long URL request.
The Oracle WebServer combines the power of Oracle7 with World Wide Web versatility. The version 2.1 of Oracle WebServer is affected by a Denial of Service attacker via a long URL request. When serving PL/SQL Stored Procedures in /ows-bin/, if a remote attacker sends a URL request with a too long argument to the cgi /ows-bin/fnord as the following:
GET /ows-bin/fnord?foo=AAAAA....['A'*2048]....AAAAA
It was possible to make the remote web server crash. A remote attacker may use this vulnerability to prevent legitimate users to access web site.
* References:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1997_3/0135.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/1812.php
* Platforms Affected:
Oracle WebServer 2.1 |
| Recommendation |
No solution available as of June 2014.
As a workaround, administrators should restrict access to the Oracle Web server to trusted hosts.
Or remove the CGI "fnord". |
| Related URL |
CVE-1999-1068 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
(SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
(ISS) |
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