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datatrac Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15291
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Release Date:
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2005-05-09
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Last Update:
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2005-05-26
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Popularity:
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4,655 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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Unpatched
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| Software: | datatrac 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-1667
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Description:
eric basher has reported a vulnerability in datatrac, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the communication handling. This can be exploited to crash a vulnerable service by sending a specially crafted overly long text string.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.1. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Filter access to the listening port.
Provided and/or discovered by:
eric basher
Changelog:
2005-05-26: Added CVE reference.
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