Network Audio System ReadRequestFromClient denial of service
| nas-readrequestfromclient-dos (33059) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Network Audio System is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the ReadRequestFromClient() function when processing simultaneous connections. A local or remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.10
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- Network Audio System, Network Audio System 1.8a and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the fixed version of Network Audio System, available from the SVN Repository. See References.
For Debian Linux:
Refer to DSA-1273-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-446-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Mandriva Linux (nas):
Refer to MDKSA-2007:065 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux (NAS):
Refer to GLSA 200704-20 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Luigi Auriemma Advisory 18 Mar 2007, Multiple vulnerabilities in NAS 1.8a (svn 231) at http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/nasbugs-adv.txt.
- Network Audio System Web page, Network Audio System at http://www.radscan.com/nas.html#NASOVIEW.
- BID-23017: Network Audio System Local Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-1547: The ReadRequestFromClient function in server/os/io.c in Network Audio System (NAS) before 1.8a SVN 237 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via multiple simultaneous connections, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
- DSA-1273: nas -- several vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-0997: Network Audio System Multiple Memory Corruption and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200704-20: NAS: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2007:065: Updated nas packages address multiple vulnerabilities
- SA24527: Network Audio System Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017822: Network Audio System Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service or Execute Arbitrary Code
- USN-446-1: NAS vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 18, 2007
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