LinuxDC++ Lets Remote Users Deny Service By Sending an Empty Private Message
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020410 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1020410
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-2954
(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 an empty private message to cause the target service to crash.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the target service to crash.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix.
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://cvs.berlios.de/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/linuxdcpp/linuxdcpp/Changelog.txt.diff?r1=1.169&r2=1.170
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Vendor URL: linuxdcpp.berlios.de/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary 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 22:13:22 -0400
Subject: LinuxDC++
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http://cvs.berlios.de/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/linuxdcpp/linuxdcpp/Changelog.txt
CVE-2008-2954
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