BNBT Easy Tracker client.cpp script denial of service

bnbteasytracker-client-dos (22058) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

BNBT Easy Tracker is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker can send a specially-crafted HTTP request to the client.cpp file in the //grab headers section to cause the BNBT server to stop responding to requests.

Platforms Affected:

  • BNBT Easy Tracker, BNBT Easy Tracker 7.7r32004.10.27 & pr

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

  • BNBT Easy Tracker Web site, BNBT Easy Tracker | by Trinity of ZionMatrix at http://bnbteasytracker.sourceforge.net/.
  • Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Aug 29 2005 - 22:11:42 CDT, BNBT EasyTracker Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-08/1003.html.
  • BID-14700: BNBT EasyTracker Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
  • CVE-2005-2806: client.cpp in BNBT EasyTracker 7.7r3.2004.10.27 and earlier allows remote attackers cause a denial of service (application hang) via an HTTP header containing only a : (colon), possibly leading to an integer signedness error due to a missing field name or value.
  • SA16613: BNBT EasyTracker Denial of Service Vulnerability

Reported:

Aug 29, 2005

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