sipd gethostbyname_r denial of service
| sipd-gethostbyname-dos (13958) |  Low Risk |
Description:
sipd is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper checking of a return value from the gethostbyname_r function. A remote attacker can send a specially-crafted SIP request to cause the sipd proxy to stop responding.
Platforms Affected:
- SX Design, sipd 0.1.2
Remedy:
Upgrade to latest version of sipd (0.1.4 or later), available from the sipd Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- SecuriTeam Mailing List, UNIX focus 11 Dec 2003, sipD gethostbyname_r DoS at http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6B00F0A95O.html.
- SourceForge.net, Sipd at http://sourceforge.net/projects/sipd/.
- BID-9198: SX Design sipd Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Reported:
Dec 11, 2003
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