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SHOUTcast Server User-Agent / Host Header Denial of Service Vulnerability Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary Checks for User-Agent / Host header denial of service vulnerability in SHOUTcast Server
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Synopsis :
The remote host is running a SHOUTcast server that is prone to denial of
service attacks.
Description :
The remote host is running SHOUTcast Server, a streaming media server
from Nullsoft.
According to its banner, the installed version of SHOUTcast server will
reportedly crash when it receives several HTTP requests with overly long
User-Agent and/or Host request headers. It is not known whether this
issue can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
See also :
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0048.html
Solution :
Unknown at this time.
Threat Level:
Medium / CVSS Base Score : 4
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/A:P/I:N/B:A)
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