Perforce Server multiple commands denial of service
| perforceserver-multiple-commands-dos (41015) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Perforce Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer error in the p4s.exe dm-FaultFile, dm-LazyCheck, dm-ResolvedFile, dm-OpenFile, and crypto commands. By sending a specially-crafted packet containing an empty parameter value, a remote attacker could crash the application.
Platforms Affected:
- Perforce, Perforce Server 2007.3/143793 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 22, 2008.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Luigi Auriemma Advisories, 05 Mar 2008, Perforce Server at http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/perforces-adv.txt.
- Perforce Software Web site, Perforce Software - The Fast Software Configuration Management System at http://www.perforce.com/.
- BID-28108: Perforce Server Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1303: The Perforce service (p4s.exe) in Perforce Server 2007.3/143793 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a missing parameter to the (1) dm-FaultFile, (2) dm-LazyCheck, (3) dm-ResolvedFile, (4) dm-OpenFile, (5) crypto, and possibly unspecified other commands, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
- SA29231: Perforce Server Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 05, 2008
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