Remote Execute denial of service
| remote-execute-dos (18380) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Remote Execute is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. By establishing seven or more Telnet connections to port 2000, a remote attacker could cause Remote Execute to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Remote Execute (2.3.0.1 or later), available from the Remote Execute Download Web page. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Dec 05 2004 - 23:45:17 CST: DoS leading to crash of client in Remote Execute 2.30.
- Remote Execute Download Web page: Remote Execute Download.
- BID-11821: Ibex Software Remote Execute Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1218: Remote Execute 2.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by making 7 simultaneous connections.
- US-CERT VU#136424: Remote Execute vulnerable to denial-of-service
Platforms Affected:
- IbexSoftware Remote Execute 2.3.0
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
Reported:
Dec 06, 2004
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