DC++ partial file list denial of service
| dc-partialfilelist-dos (43341) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
DC++ is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using partial file list requests to crash the application.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of DC++ (0.707 or later), available from the SourceForge.net: Files Web site. See References.
References:
- SourceForge.net: Files: DC++.
- BID-29924: DC++ NULL Pointer Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2953: Linux DC++ (linuxdcpp) before 0.707 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via partial file list requests that trigger a NULL pointer dereference.
- MDVSA-2008:236: vim
- MDVSA-2008:236-1: vim
- SA30812: DC++ NULL Pointer Dereference and Incomplete Message Denial of Service
- SA30918: Linux DC++ NULL Pointer Dereference and Incomplete Message Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1020407: DC++ Partial File List Request Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1020408: LinuxDC++ Partial File List Request Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Platforms Affected:
- Linux Direct Connect 0.686
- Linux Direct Connect 0.699
- Linux Direct Connect 0.700
- Linux Direct Connect 0.701
- Linux Direct Connect 0.702
- Linux Direct Connect 0.703
- Linux Direct Connect 0.704
- Linux Direct Connect 0.705
- Linux Direct Connect 0.706
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 2.0
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0 X86_64
Reported:
Jun 24, 2008
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