CVE-2001-0558

T. Hauck Jana Webserver 2.01 beta 1 - Denial of Service via MS-DOS Device Name URL Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0558. PoCs published by neme-dhc.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a denial of service vulnerability in Jana Server where submitting a URL request with an MS-DOS device name (e.g., 'aux') crashes the server, requiring a hard reboot. No exploit code is provided, only a description of the vulnerability.

Description

T. Hauck Jana Webserver 2.01 beta 1 and earlier allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service via a URL request which includes a MS-DOS device name (i.e. GET /aux HTTP/1.0).

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by neme-dhc · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20830

This is a writeup describing a denial of service vulnerability in Jana Server where submitting a URL request with an MS-DOS device name (e.g., 'aux') crashes the server, requiring a hard reboot. No exploit code is provided, only a description of the vulnerability.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Jana Server
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0086.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2704
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6521
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/1817

Scores

EPSS 0.0730
EPSS Percentile 93.6%

Details

Status published
Products (4)
t._hauck/jana_web_server 1.45
t._hauck/jana_web_server 1.46
t._hauck/jana_web_server 2.0b2
t._hauck/jana_web_server 2.0beta1
Published Aug 14, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026