>> OWFS and OWHTTPD "owserver" Path Handling Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Title : OWFS and OWHTTPD "owserver" Path Handling Denial Of Service Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4381 CVE ID : CVE-2006-5801
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-11-07
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in OWFS and OWHTTPD, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to an error in the "owserver" module when processing certain paths, which could allow attackers to cause an affected application to crash, creating a denial of service condition.
