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ARMIDA Long HTTP Request Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9089
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Release Date:
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2003-06-20
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Popularity:
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5,568 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | ARMIDA 1.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in ARMIDA, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on a vulnerable web server.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of overly long HTTP requests. This can be exploited by sending a 500,000 character long request, which causes the web service to consume 88% - 90% CPU resources.
Example:
http://[victim]/AAAA...[500,000]...AAAA
Solution:
Use another web server, or filter long requests in a HTTP proxy or firewall with URL filtering capabilities.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Ziv Kamir
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