GAMSoft TelSrv denial of service
| gamsoft-telsrv-dos (4945) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
TelSrv is vulnerable to a denial of service caused by a buffer overflow. By connecting to port 23 and sending 4550 characters to the username field, a remote attacker can overflow the buffer and cause the server service to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- NTBugTraq Mailing List, Mon, 17 Jul 2000 01:05:15 -800: DoS in Gamsoft TelSrv telnet server for MS Windows 95/98/NT/2k..
- BID-1478: GAMSoft Telsrv DoS Vulnerability
- CVE-2000-0665: GAMSoft TelSrv telnet server 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long username.
- OSVDB ID: 373: GAMSoft TelSrv Username Overflow DoS
Platforms Affected:
- Gamsoft GAMSoft Telsrv 1.4
- Gamsoft GAMSoft Telsrv 1.5
Reported:
Jul 17, 2000
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