Description
HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c, when account names are used as log filenames, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long account name.
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
- Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS) 1.5/2.x - Multiple Vulnerabilities EDB-31056 · remote · Jan 23, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=wn
- hfs-filename-dos(39875) vdb-entry
- 27423 vdb-entry
- 3581 third-party-advisory
- 20080123 Syhunt: HFS (HTTP File Server) Log Arbitrary File/Directory Manipulation and Denial-of-Service Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfshack.txt
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfs-1-log.txt
- 28631 third-party-advisory