HTTP: IIS ExAir DoS

This signature detects requests to one of three vulnerable ASP pages that can cause a denial of service (DoS).

Extended Description

An IIS4 sample site "ExAir" has three ASP pages, that if called directly without having the sample site dlls running, will cause the server CPU to increase to 100%. These pages include: Exair - root/search/advsearch.asp Exair - root/search/query.asp Exair -root/search/search.asp

References

BugTraq: 193

CVE: CVE-1999-0449

Short Name
HTTP:IIS:EXAIR-DOS
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-1999-0449 DoS ExAir IIS bid:193
Release Date
04/22/2003
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3375
False Positive
Unknown
CVSS Score

7.8

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