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Suggest Exploit
vendor:
Chat Server
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Denial of Service
N/A
CWE
Product Name: Chat Server
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: MS-DOS
2002

Denial of Service in Chat Server

A problem with the chat server makes it possible to deny service to legitmate users. By submitting a request to the webserver including the 'AUX' MS-DOS device name, the webserver can be made to cease functioning.

Mitigation:

Restarting the process manually can resume normal operation.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2777/info

A problem with the chat server makes it possible to deny service to legitmate users.

By submitting a request to the webserver including the 'AUX' MS-DOS device name, the webserver can be made to cease functioning.

The process has to be manually restarted to resume normal operation. 

http://www.server.com/aux