Open 1x Xsupplicant unspecified denial of service
| xsupplicant-unspecified-dos (29903) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Open 1x Xsupplicant is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unspecified vulnerability. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially-crafted packets to an affected system to cause a memory leak, resulting in a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.1 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 1.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Xsupplicant (1.2.8 or later), available from the SourceForge.net Web site. See References.
References:
- SourceForge.net: Open1x - Xsupplicant.
- SourceForge.net: Files: Open1x - File Release Notes and Changelog - Release Name: Xsupplicant 1.2.6.
- CVE-2006-5602: Multiple memory leaks in xsupplicant before 1.2.6, and possibly other versions, allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
- MDKSA-2006:189: Updated xsupplicant fixes possible remote root stack smash vulnerability
- SA22612: Xsupplicant "eap_do_notify()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4232: Open1x Xsupplicant Command Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- Xsupplicant Xsupplicant 1.2.5 and prior
Reported:
Oct 30, 2006
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