Title: Abyss Web Server Incomplete HTTP Request Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
Abyss Web Server is a freely available personal web server. It is maintained by Aprelium Technologies and runs on Microsoft Windows operating systems, as well as Linux.
A denial of service vulnerability has been reported for Abyss Web Server. The vulnerability exists when Abyss attempts to parse certain incomplete HTTP headers. Specifically, if the 'Connection:' and 'Range:' HTTP headers are blank, the web server will crash.
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by connecting to a vulnerable server and sending blank 'Connection:' and 'Range:' HTTP headers. This will result in a denial of service condition.
This vulnerability was reported for Abyss Web Server 1.1.2.
Affected Products:
- Aprelium Technologies Abyss Web Server 1.1.2
References:
- Aprelium Technologies: Abyss Web Server Homepage
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