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Kbase P123828: WebSpeed agents stay busy when calling dict.r with no parameter
Autor   Progress Software Corporation - Progress
Acesso   Público
Publicação   5/11/2007
Status: Unverified

FACT(s) (Environment):

Progress 9.x
OpenEdge 10.x
WebSpeed 3.x

SYMPTOM(s):

WebSpeed agents stay busy when calling dict.r with no parameter

Using messenger URL ending with dict.r with no additional parameters in the query string

Sample URL
http://host/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/dict.r

Remote denial of service attack is possible against WebSpeed when such crafted URL is used

0Issue occurs also when deploying in "Production" mode

CAUSE:

This is a known issue being investigated by development

FIX:

The recommended immediate workaround is to rename $DLC/src/dict.p, $DLC/tty/dict.r and $DLC/gui/dict.r.
Network administrators should also set up the web server to log any attempts to access URLs ending with dict.r / dict.p.