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DB Hub "clear_user_list()" Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23489
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Release Date:
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2006-12-28
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Last Update:
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2007-01-03
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Popularity:
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5,677 views
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Critical:
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Moderately 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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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | DB Hub 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-6810
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Description:
Critical Security have discovered a vulnerability in DB Hub, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to a NULL pointer dereference in the "clear_user_list()" function in main.c when handling malformed data. This can be exploited to crash the service.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 0.351. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 0.353.
Version 0.352 reportedly also fixes the vulnerability.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Critical Security
Changelog:
2007-01-02: Added CVE reference.
2007-01-03: Updated "Solution" section.
Original Advisory:
http://www.critical.lt/?vuln/548
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