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vendor:
Groupwise 5.5
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Denial of Service
400
CWE
Product Name: Groupwise 5.5
Affected Version From: Groupwise 5.5
Affected Version To: Groupwise 5.5
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit: N/A
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2002

Novell Groupwise 5.5 webserver Denial of Service Vulnerability

By requesting a long URL from a Novell Groupwise 5.5 webserver with the Enhancement Pack installed, it is possible to cause the server to abend, the Java.nlm to take up all available CPU resource, or to stop the post office service.

Mitigation:

Reboot the server to restore normal operation.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/972/info

By requesting a long URL from a Novell Groupwise 5.5 webserver with the Enhancement Pack installed, it is possible to cause the server to abend, the Java.nlm to take up all available CPU resource, or to stop the post office service. The server will need to be rebooted to restore normal operation.


http ://target/servlet/long string of 200+ characters