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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold prn.htm DoS
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SUMMARY
Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold is a Microsoft Windows based network monitoring
application. Remote exploitation of a denial of service vulnerability in
Ipswitch Inc.'s WhatsUp Gold allows attackers to cause the application to
crash.
DETAILS
Vulnerable Systems:
* Ipswitch's WhatsUp Gold version 8.03
* Ipswitch's WhatsUp Gold version 8.03 Hotfix 1
Immune Systems:
* Ipswitch's WhatsUp Gold version 8.03 Hotfix 2
The problem specifically exists in the handling of reserved DOS device
names. By generating a GET request for 'prn.htm' to the HTTP daemon
installed by WhatsUp Gold, the application crashes and the following
Runtime Library error is displayed:
Runtime Error!
Program: C:\Program Files\WhatsUp\whatsupg.exe
abnormal program termination
Analysis:
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated remote attackers to crash
the WhatsUp Gold application, thereby preventing legitimate usage. The
WhatsUp Gold web server is not enabled by default.
Vendor response:
A patch to address this issue is available at:
<http://www.ipswitch.com/Support/WhatsUp/patch-upgrades.html>
http://www.ipswitch.com/Support/WhatsUp/patch-upgrades.html
CVE Information:
<http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0799>
CAN-2004-0799
Disclosure timeline:
08/12/2004 Initial vendor notification
08/12/2004 iDEFENSE clients notified
08/12/2004 Initial vendor response
09/16/2004 Coordinated public disclosure
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The information has been provided by <mailto:iDEFENSE>
idlabs-advisories@idefense.com.
The original article can be found at:
<http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=142&type=vulnerabilities>
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=142&type=vulnerabilities
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