TITLE:
My Web Server Long URL Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20335

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20335/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
My Web Server 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/10195/

DESCRIPTION:
s3rv3r_hack3r has discovered a vulnerability in My Web Server, which
can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the handling of an
overly long URL in a GET request. This can be exploited to cause the
web server to terminate.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 1.0. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Filter malicious requests in a proxy or firewall with a URL filtering
capabilities.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
s3rv3r_hack3r

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