Summary
It was possible to kill the web server by
sending an invalid 'infinite' HTTP request that never ends.
A cracker may exploit this vulnerability to make your web server crash continually or even execute arbirtray code on your system.
Solution
upgrade your software or protect it with a filtering reverse proxy
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2001-0460 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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