Citrix Presentation Server IMA process denial of service
| citrix-imaserver-dos (30156) |  Low Risk |
Description:
The Citrix Presentation Server Independent Management Architecture (IMA) component is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by improper validation of certain packet types. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially-crafted packet to cause the IMA process to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to CITRIX Knowledge Center document CTX111186 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- CTX111186: Vulnerabilities in Presentation Server's IMA Service could result in a Denial of Service or arbitrary code execution.
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 11.09.06: Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 IMA Service Invalid Name Length DoS Vulnerability.
- BID-20986: Citrix Presentation Server IMA Service Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-5861: The Independent Management Architecture (IMA) service (ImaSrv.exe) in Citrix MetaFrame XP 1.0 and 2.0, and Presentation Server 3.0 and 4.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service exit) via a crafted packet that causes the service to access an unmapped memory address and triggers an unhandled exception.
- SA22802: Citrix Presentation Server IMA Service Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017205: Citrix Presentation Server IMA Service Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4429: Citrix Products Remote Command Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Citrix MetaFrame XP 1.0
- Citrix Presentation Server 3.0
- Citrix Presentation Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server x64
Reported:
Nov 09, 2006
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