XTux server random character denial of service
| xtux-server-dos (8422) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Xtux is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could connect to the Xtux server using Telnet and send random data to cause the server to become unresponsive.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of June 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Mar 09 2002 - 16:53:32 CST: xtux server DoS..
- SourceForge.net: SourceForge: Project Info - XTux.
- SourceForge.net: XTux homepage.
- BID-4260: XTux Server Garbage Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0431: XTux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via random inputs in the initial connection.
- OSVDB ID: 2303: XTux Initial Connection Malformed Input Remote DoS
Platforms Affected:
- Dave Lawrence XTux 20010601
Reported:
Mar 09, 2002
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