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BNBT EasyTracker Malformed Request Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for malformed request denial of service vulnerability in BNBT EasyTracker

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server is prone to denial of service attacks.

Description :

The remote host is running BNBT EasyTracker, a packaged BitTorrent
Tracker Installer for Windows.

The remote version of BNBT EasyTracker fails to properly handle
malformed HTTP requests, making it prone to denial of service attacks.
A possible hacker can crash the application by sending a request with a
header line consisting of only a ':'.

See also :

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/409621

Solution :

Unknown at this time.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 2
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/A:P/I:N/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 14700

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