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Linux Kernel PPP Server Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA14570
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Release Date:
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2005-03-16
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Popularity:
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13,921 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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| OS: | Linux Kernel 2.6.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Ben Martel and Stephen Blackheath have reported a vulnerability in the Linux kernel, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the LCP (Link Control Protocol) parsing in the "ppp_async.c" driver and can be exploited by pppd clients to cause the server to hang.
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