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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802923
Category:Web Servers
Title:Null HTTPd Server Content-Length HTTP Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Summary:Null HTTPd Server is prone to heap based buffer overflow vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Null HTTPd Server is prone to heap based buffer overflow vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
Improper way of handling of negative 'Content-Length' values in HTTP header
field, leads to a buffer overflow. By sending an HTTP request with a negative
value in the 'Content-Length' header field, a remote attacker could overflow
a buffer and cause the server to crash or execute arbitrary code on the
system.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attacker to execute arbitrary code on
the target system or cause the web server to crash.

Affected Software/OS:
Null HTTPd Server version 0.5.0 and prior.

Solution:
Upgrade Null HTTPd Server to 0.5.1 or later.

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2002-1496
BugTraq ID: 5774
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5774
Bugtraq: 20020922 remote exploitable heap overflow in Null HTTPd 0.5.0 (Google Search)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0284.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10160.php
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