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Peer-to-Peer Chat and File Sharing Application (PrivaShare) Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15933
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Release Date:
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2005-07-07
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Last Update:
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2005-07-12
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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: | Peer-to-Peer Chat and File Sharing Application (PrivaShare) 1.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2208 (Secunia mirror)
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This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
- Companies can be alerted when a patch is released! |
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Description:
basher13 has discovered a vulnerability in PrivaShare, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error when processing malformed data received during a connection request. This can be exploited to crash the application.
The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 1.3. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Filter access so that only trusted IP addresses can connect to the service.
Provided and/or discovered by:
basher13
Changelog:
2005-07-12: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://k.domaindlx.com/shellcore/advi..._report=display&infamous_group=66
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