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Cherokee POST request DoS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Checks for version of Cherokee Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is running Cherokee - a fast and tiny web server. The remote version of this software is vulnerable to remote denial of service vulnerability when handling a specially-crafted HTTP 'POST' request. A possible hacker may exploit this flaw to disable this service remotely. Solution : Upgrade to Cherokee 0.4.7 or newer Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 9345 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

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