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ICQ Denial of Service attack Vulnerability Scan


Vulnerability Scan Summary
ICQ denial of service

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test

Synopsis :

The remote host is prone to a denial of service attack.

Description :

The remote web server appears to be the ICQ Web Front service for ICQ.

An unauthenticated attacker can crash the version of ICQ Web Front
installed on the remote host by connecting to it and sending a
special request, '/cgi-bin/guestbook.cgi?'.

See also :

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q2/0218.html

Solution:

Deactivate ICQ Web Front's web server service.

Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 3
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:N/I:N/A:C/B:N)

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