Description
Fastream NETFile Server 7.1.2 does not properly handle keep-alive connection timeouts and does not close the connection after a HEAD request, which allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (connection consumption) by sending a large number HTTP HEAD requests.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Fastream NETFile Web Server 7.1.2 - 'HEAD' Denial of Service EDB-1220 · dos · Sep 16, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 12101 vdb-entry
- fastream-head-request-dos(18192) vdb-entry
- 13268 third-party-advisory
- 11687 vdb-entry
- http://users.pandora.be/bratax/advisories/b003.html
- 1012267 vdb-entry