---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secunia is pleased to announce the release of the annual Secunia report for 2008. Highlights from the 2008 report: * Vulnerability Research * Software Inspection Results * Secunia Research Highlights * Secunia Advisory Statistics Request the full 2008 Report here: http://secunia.com/advisories/try_vi/request_2008_report/ Stay Secure, Secunia ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Xitami Multiple Requests Denial of Service Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA34858 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/34858/ DESCRIPTION: Jonathan Salwan has discovered a vulnerability in Xitami, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). The vulnerability is caused due to an error when handling multiple requests and can be exploited to crash the service via a large number of HTTP requests. The vulnerability is confirmed in version 5.0a0 for Windows. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Restrict access to trusted users only. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Jonathan Salwan ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://milw0rm.com/exploits/8511 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------