Lucene search
K

Monkey HTTP Server 0.4/0.5 - Invalid POST Denial of Service

🗓️ 02 Nov 2002 00:00:00Reported by anonymousType 
exploitdb
 exploitdb
🔗 www.exploit-db.com👁 20 Views

Denial of service vulnerability in Monkey HTTP Server due to invalid POST request handling.

Code
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6096/info

A denial of service vulnerability has been reported for Monkey HTTP server. The vulnerability is due to inadequate checks being performed when decoding POST requests.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by issuing a POST request with an invalid Content-Length header, or without a Content-Length value. When the server attempts to service the request, it will crash and lead to the denial of service condition. 

POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: 127.0.0.1:2001
Content-Length: 1 

Data

Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data

We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data

Api

Power your application with Vulners API

The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access

App

Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools

Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation