Genecys netparser.c denial of service
| genecys-netparserc-dos (26523) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Genecys is vulnerable to a denial of service caused by a vulnerability in netparser.c. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request to cause an access attempt to a NULL pointer resulting in a crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of February 6, 2010.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri May 12 2006 - 16:26:21 CDT: Buffer-overflow and NULL pointer crash in Genecys 0.2.
- Genecys Web site: The Genecys Project - An Open Source MMORPG.
- BID-17969: Genecys Remote Buffer Overflow and Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-2555: The parse_command function in Genecys 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a command with a missing : (colon) separator, which triggers a null dereference.
- SA20099: Genecys Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1815: Genecys Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Genecys Project Genecys 0.2 and prior
Reported:
May 12, 2006
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