[SAFER] Security Bulletin 010125.DOS.1.5

[Security Research Team <security () RELAYGROUP COM>]

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      S.A.F.E.R. Security Bulletin 010125.DOS.1.5
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TITLE    : Netscape Enterprise Server - REVLOG request problem
DATE     : January 25, 2001
NATURE   : Denial-of-Service
AFFECTED : Netscape Enterprise Server 3.x with Web Publishing enabled

PROBLEM:

Problems exists that allows remote user to crash Netscape Enterprise Server.

DETAILS:

It is possible to crash Netscape Enterprise Server by issuing:

REVLOG / HTTP/1.0

Request might be repeated few times in order to crash NES completely.

FIXES:

Netscape has been contacted on multiple occasions. First time, more than a year ago.

Although other problems we have reported have been fixed, we have received no response for this issue - to date.

Workaround is to disable Web Publishing, or disable REVLOG request.

CREDITS:

Vanja Hrustic <vanja () relaygroup com>
Fyodor Yarochkin <fyodor () relaygroup com>
Emmanuel Gadaix <emmanuel () relaygroup com>



This advisory is also available at http://www.safermag.com/advisories/

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