| GEN:SID | 1:2278 |
| Message | WEB-MISC client negative Content-Length attempt |
| Summary | This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a Denial of Service (DoS) condition in the Monit web server.
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| Impact | Denial of Service.
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| Detailed Information | The Monit web server does not perform stringent checks on HTTP parameters prior to processing. This may allow a remote attacker to issue a DoS condition against a server running Monit.
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| Affected Systems | Monit 4.1 and prior
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| Attack Scenarios | By supplying certain HTTP parameters to the Monit server a DoS condition may be executed.
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| Ease of Attack | Simple. Exploit code exists but is not currently in the public domain.
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| Corrective Action | Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.
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| Additional References | |
| Rule References | bugtraq: 9098
bugtraq: 9476
bugtraq: 9576
cve: 2004-0095
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