How to crash the ICS web server

[Angus Robertson 574]

15:33:40 Request from 209.141.46.116 (), Host=TELECOM: http://2573636313/ GET

15:33:40 !!! Application Server Exception Big - Integer overflow
15:33:43 Restarting Server After Errors

 

Guess we need to validate silly URLs more carefully. 

 

Angus

 

[FPiette 383]

It is valid to provide an IP as an integer. Would be solved if parsing make use of int64.

[Attila Kovacs 629]

@FPiette not if it's ipv6

[Angus Robertson 574]

So I guess a hacker testing IPv4 addresses sequentially, and too lazy to convert his numbers to a dotted IP address, except the server is http://3650250390/ which does work from Firefox, but may have been converted by the browser.

 

One of my hacking tests is for numeric IPs since no real visitor would use them, they go on an immediate 24 hour block list.

 

Angus

 

[Fr0sT.Brutal 900]

Hmm, what's the request was in fact? Is that was 'Host: xxx' header field?

[Angus Robertson 574]

Yes, that logging line is built from the host header, RequestHost and Path properties.  I'll need to test this under the debuggger to see if the overflow was in my logging code or the server component.

 

Angus

 

[Angus Robertson 574]

Found the integer overflow in WSocketIsDottedIP, not sure why it was called, but fixed anyway. 

 

Had to write a little application to create fake web requests, should really improve it for server testing.

 

Angus