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Hiawatha WebServer 'Content-Length' Denial of Service Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
8.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Workaround
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is running Hiawatha Web Server and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to the way Hiawatha web server validates requests with a bigger 'Content-Length' causing application crash.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Hiawatha Webserver Version 7.4, Other versions may also be affected.
Solution
Solution
Vendor has released a workaround to fix the issue, please refer below link for details on workaround.