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False positive in frontpage_chunked_overflow.nasl
Plugin frontpage_chunked_overflow.nasl (version 1.18) reports a false
positive if the IIS web server is configured not to return 404.

The following patch fixes the issue:

--- frontpage_chunked_overflow.nasl.orig 2007-10-04 08:42:58.000000000 -0400
+++ frontpage_chunked_overflow.nasl 2009-03-10 19:28:04.000000000 -0400
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@

family["english"] = "Web Servers";
script_family(english:family["english"]);
- script_dependencie("find_service1.nasl", "http_version.nasl");
+ script_dependencie("find_service1.nasl","http_version.nasl","no404.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
exit(0);
}
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
req2 = req2 + string("0\r\n\r\nX\r\n0\r\n\r\n");
r2 = http_keepalive_send_recv(data:req2, port:port);
if (r2 == NULL) exit(0);
+ no404=get_kb_item(string("www/no404/",port));
+ if (!isnull(no404) && no404><r2) exit(0);
if (egrep(string:r2, pattern:"^HTTP/1.*200 OK*")) security_hole(port);
else set_kb_item(name:"SMB/KB813360", value:TRUE);
}



Cheers,
nnposter
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Re: False positive in frontpage_chunked_overflow.nasl [ In reply to ]
On Mar 10, 2009, at 11:12 PM, nnposter@users.sourceforge.net wrote:

> Plugin frontpage_chunked_overflow.nasl (version 1.18) reports a false
> positive if the IIS web server is configured not to return 404.

Thanks for this and the report about ssh1_proto_enabled.nasl. We've
committed changes to both plugins, which should become available
through the plugin feed shortly.

George
--
theall@tenablesecurity.com



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