Citrix Presentation Server Clients content redirection denial of service

citrix-content-redirection-dos (35283) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

The Citrix Presentation Server Client for Windows is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unspecified vulnerability in the Program Neighborhood Agent. By attempting to access a file containing an overly long path using content redirection, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the agent or possibly launch further attacks on the vulnerable system.

*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 CTX113543 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • Citrix Web site: Citrix Presentation Server Clients Version 10.1 (DoS).
  • CTX113543: Citrix Presentation Server Client 10.100 Fixed Issues .
  • BID-24790: Citrix Presentation Server Client Content-Redirection Denial Of Service Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-3625: The Program Neighborhood Agent in Citrix Presentation Server Clients for 32-bit Windows before 10.100 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (agent exit) via a certain request that uses content redirection and a long pathname.
  • SA25897: Citrix Presentation Server Clients Content-Redirection Vulnerability
  • SECTRACK ID: 1018343: Citrix Presentation Server Client Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-2455: Citrix Presentation Server Clients Content Redirection Code Execution Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • Citrix Presentation Server Client 10.0

Reported:

Jun 28, 2007

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