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PHP-Ping "count" Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18645
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Release Date:
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2006-01-30
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Last Update:
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2006-02-03
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Popularity:
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5,528 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | PHP-Ping 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0475
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Description:
cvh has discovered a vulnerability in PHP-Ping, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to the "count" parameter being incorrectly validated. This can be exploited to ping other hosts arbitrary amount of times by supplying a negative number for the "count" parameter.
The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 1.3. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that the "count" parameter is properly validated.
Provided and/or discovered by:
cvh, KAPDA
Changelog:
2006-02-03: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.kapda.ir/advisory-231.html
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