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CVE-2001-0171: Whitsoft Slimserve: Command injection

CVE-2001-0171 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Whitsoft Slimserve. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Buffer overflow in SlimServe HTTPd 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long GET request.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

• Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
• Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
• Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
• Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
• Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
• Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

• Whitsoft Slimserve: 1.0

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0505.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2318
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6028