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HTTP 1.1 header overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Too long HTTP 1.1 header kills the web server Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment It was possible to kill the web server by sending an invalid request with a too long HTTP 1.1 header (Accept-Encoding, Accept-Language, Accept-Range, Connection, Expect, If-Match, If-None-Match, If-Range, If-Unmodified-Since, Max-Forwards, TE, Host) A cracker may exploit this vulnerability to make your web server crash continually or even execute arbirtray code on your system. Solution : upgrade your software or protect it with a filtering reverse proxy Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 6951 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Michel Arboi

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