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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Denial of Service >> ICQ Denial of Service attack Vulnerability Assessment Details
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ICQ Denial of Service attack |
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ICQ denial of service Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : 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. Network Security Threat Level: Low / CVSS Base Score : 3 (AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:N/I:N/A:C/B:N) Networks Security ID: 1463 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2000 Renaud Deraison |
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Mainframe, DEC, VAX, AS 400 |
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