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BNBT EasyTracker Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16613
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Release Date:
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2005-08-30
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Last Update:
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2005-09-28
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Popularity:
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5,805 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 Workaround
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| Software: | BNBT EasyTracker 7.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2806
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Description:
Sowhat has discovered a vulnerability in BNBT EasyTracker, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in handling certain malformed HTTP requests and can be exploited to crash the server.
Example:
"GET /index.htm HTTP/1.1\r\n:\r\n\r\n"
The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 7.7r3.2004.10.27. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
The project is reportedly no longer being maintained. Users should update to the official BNBT development release.
http://bnbt.depthstrike.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
Provided and/or discovered by:
Sowhat
Changelog:
2005-09-20: Updated "Solution Status" and advisory.
2005-09-28: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://secway.org/advisory/AD20050830.txt
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