Centericq zero length packet denial of service
| centericq-zero-length-dos (23327) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Centericq, with the "Enable peer-to-peer communications" setting enabled, is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. If a remote attacker sends zero length packets to the Centericq listening port, the attacker could cause the victim's Centericq client to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody):
Upgrade to the latest centericq package (4.5.1-1.1woody1 or later), as listed in DSA-912-1. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge):
Upgrade to the latest centericq package (4.20.0-1sarge3 or later), as listed in DSA-912-1. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2005-12-11 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for patch or upgrade information.
References:
- Centericq Web site: thekonst.net :: program information :: centericq.
- BID-15649: CenterICQ Malformed Packet Handling Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-3694: centericq 4.20.0-r3 with Enable peer-to-peer communications set allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via short zero-length packets, and possibly packets of length 1 or 2, as demonstrated using Nessus.
- DSA-912: centericq -- denial of service
- GLSA-200512-11: CenterICQ: Multiple vulnerabilities
- OSVDB ID: 21270: Centericq Zero Length Packet Remote DoS
- SA17798: Centericq Empty Packet Handling Weakness and Buffer Overflows
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 3.0
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- Gentoo Linux
- konst Centericq 4.20.0-r3
Reported:
Nov 30, 2005
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