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Infinite HTTP request
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Mitigation
Created
Created
18 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
It was possible to kill the web server by sending an invalid 'infinite' HTTP request that never ends.
Affected Software
Affected Software
WebSweeper 4.0 for Windows NT. Other versions or products might be affected as well.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade your software or protect it with a filtering reverse proxy.