DST2K0010.txt

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Delphis Consulting Plc  
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Security Team Advisories  
[05/06/2000]  
  
  
[email protected]  
[http://www.delphisplc.com/thinking/whitepapers/]  
  
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Adv : DST2K0010  
Title : DoS, Path Revealing & BufferOverrun Vulnerability in Ceilidh v2.60a  
Author : DCIST ([email protected])  
O/S : Microsoft Windows NT v4.0 Workstation (SP6)  
Product : Ceilidh v2.60a (build date 3-04-2000)  
Date : 05/06/2000  
  
I. Description  
  
II. Solution  
  
III. Disclaimer  
  
  
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I. Description  
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Vendor URL: http://www.lilikoi.com/  
  
Severity: low  
  
The html code which is generated by ceilidh.exe (example URL below) contains a  
hidden form field by the name of "translated_path".  
  
This path is the REAL location of the Ceilidh files (typically under Web root)  
  
Example URL: http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/ceilidh.exe/ceilidh/?N4  
  
  
Severity: med  
  
By using a specially crafted POST statement it is possible to spawn multiple  
copies of ceilidh.exe each taking 1% of CPU and 700k of memory. This can be  
sent multiple times to cause resource depletion on the remote host. To free all  
the resources you must shutdown and restart the World Wide Web Publishing Service.  
  
  
II. Solution  
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Vendor Status: Informed  
  
Currently there is no known solution to the problem.   
  
III. Disclaimer  
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THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ADVISORY IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE AT  
THE TIME OF PRINTING, BUT NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IS GIVEN, EXPRESS OR  
IMPLIED, AS TO ITS ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS. NEITHER THE AUTHOR NOR THE  
PUBLISHER ACCEPTS ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT OR  
CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING IN ANY WAY FROM ANY USE OF, OR RELIANCE  
PLACED ON, THIS INFORMATION FOR ANY PURPOSE.  
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