Minor security problem in Axis 560x web interface

From: Ian Vitek <ian.vitek(at)as5-5-7.bi.s.bonet.se>
Date: Thu Jul 03 2003 - 05:27:47 EDT

There seems to be a minor security problem with the web interface of Axis printservers.

Type of vulnerability:
  Denial of service

Affected Software:
  Web interface of Axis Print Server 560 and 5600

Verified Version:
  6.10, 6.15, 6.20

Unaffected Version?
  5.x

Background and problem description

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The web interface of the Axis print server 560 and 5600 hangs/crashes if it recieves a special http request. It is not verified if it is the printer server or just the web interface that hangs/crashes.

URL to try:

http://ps/u_server.shtm?port=a_server.shtmhttp://ps/u_server.shtm?port=