Web Server HTTP Method Handling Remote Overflow

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

# Script audit and contributions from Carmichael Security
#      Erik Anderson <[email protected]> (nb: domain no longer exists)
#      Added BugtraqID and CAN
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(11065);
 script_version("1.35");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:26");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2002-1061");
 script_bugtraq_id(5319);

 script_name(english:"Web Server HTTP Method Handling Remote Overflow");
 script_summary(english:"Tries to crash the web server with a long HTTP method");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is running a web server with a remote buffer overflow
vulnerability.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It was possible to kill the web server by sending an invalid request
with a long HTTP method field. A remote attacker may exploit this
vulnerability to make the web server crash continually or possibly
execute arbitrary code.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2002/Jul/329");
 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:P/I:P/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:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2003/07/28");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2002/08/06");

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

 script_family(english:"Web Servers");
 script_category(ACT_DENIAL);
# All the www_too_long_*.nasl scripts were first declared as
# ACT_DESTRUCTIVE_ATTACK, but many web servers are vulnerable to them:
# The web server might be killed by those generic tests before Nessus
# has a chance to perform known attacks for which a patch exists
# As ACT_DENIAL are performed one at a time (not in parallel), this reduces
# the risk of false positives.

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

 script_dependencies("httpver.nasl", "http_version.nasl", "no404.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);

m = crap(data:"HEADNESSUSNESSUS", length: 2048);

port = get_http_port(default:80);

if (http_is_dead(port: port)) exit(0);

w = http_send_recv3(method: m, item: "/", port: port);

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