LinuxDC++ Partial File List Request Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020408 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1020408
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-2953
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 2 2008
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 1.0.1 and prior versions
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in LinuxDC++. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can send a specially crafted partial file list request to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and cause the target service to crash.
crise reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the target service to crash.
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Solution:
The vendor issued a source code fix on June 29, 2008, available via CVS.
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://cvs.berlios.de/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/linuxdcpp/linuxdcpp/Changelog.txt?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/plain
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Vendor URL: linuxdcpp.berlios.de/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
State error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:44:33 -0400
Subject: LinuxDC++
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CVE-2008-2953
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