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OmniHTTPd pro long POST DoS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Test OmniHTTPd pro long POST DoS

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running OmniHTTPd Pro HTTP Server.

The remote version of this software seems to be vulnerable to a buffer
overflow when handling specially long POST request. This may permit an
attacker to crash the remote service, thus preventing it from answering
legitimate client requests.

Solution : None at this time
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 2730

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

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