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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2004.0583 -- iDEFENSE Security Advisory 09.16.04
Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
17 September 2004
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold 8.03
Publisher: iDEFENSE
Operating System: Windows
Impact: Denial of Service
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CAN-2004-0799
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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
iDEFENSE Security Advisory 09.16.04
www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=142&type=vulnerabilities
September 16, 2004
I. BACKGROUND
Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold is a Microsoft Windows based network monitoring
application. More information is available at
http://www.Ipswitch.com/products/whatsup/index.html
II. DESCRIPTION
Remote exploitation of a denial of service vulnerability in Ipswitch
Inc.'s WhatsUp Gold allows attackers to cause the application to crash.
The problem specifically exists in the handling of reserved DOS device
names. By generating a GET request for 'prn.htm' to the HTTP daemon
installed by WhatsUp Gold, the application crashes and the following
Runtime Library error is displayed:
Runtime Error!
Program: C:\Program Files\WhatsUp\whatsupg.exe
abnormal program termination
III. ANALYSIS
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated remote attackers to crash
the WhatsUp Gold application, thereby preventing legitimate usage. The
WhatsUp Gold web server is not enabled by default.
IV. DETECTION
iDEFENSE has confirmed the existence of this vulnerability against
WhatsUp Gold versions 8.03 and the latest version 8.03 Hotfix 1. It is
suspected that earlier versions are also vulnerable.
V. WORKAROUNDS
Disable the WhatsUp Gold web server if it is not required.
VI. VENDOR RESPONSE
A patch to address this issue is available at:
http://www.ipswitch.com/Support/WhatsUp/patch-upgrades.html
VII. CVE INFORMATION
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the
name CAN-2004-0799 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in
the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org), which standardizes names for
security problems.
VIII. DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
08/12/2004 Initial vendor notification
08/12/2004 iDEFENSE clients notified
08/12/2004 Initial vendor response
09/16/2004 Coordinated public disclosure
IX. CREDIT
The discoverer wishes to remain anonymous.
Get paid for vulnerability research
http://www.idefense.com/poi/teams/vcp.jsp
X. LEGAL NOTICES
Copyright (c) 2004 iDEFENSE, Inc.
Permission is granted for the redistribution of this alert
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There are no warranties with regard to this information. Neither the
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or consequential loss or damage arising from use of, or reliance on,
this information.
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