DC++ private message denial of service

dc-pm-dos (43566)

Medium Risk

Description:

DC++ is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds read error. By sending an empty private message, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service.

*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-30037: DC++ Private Message Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
• CVE-2008-2954: client/NmdcHub.cpp in Linux DC++ (linuxdcpp) before 0.707 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an empty private message, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
• SA30918: Linux DC++ NULL Pointer Dereference and Incomplete Message Denial of Service
• SECTRACK ID: 1020409: DC++ Lets Remote Users Deny Service By Sending an Empty Private Message
• SECTRACK ID: 1020410: LinuxDC++ Lets Remote Users Deny Service By Sending an Empty Private Message

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

Reported:

Jun 24, 2008

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