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NuFW Packet Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA17754
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Release Date:
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2005-11-29
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Last Update:
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2005-12-07
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Popularity:
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4,430 views
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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 local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | NuFW 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-3950
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in NuFW, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in packet parsing. This can be exploited by an authenticated user to cause a DoS by sending several specially crafted packets to the firewall.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.0.15 and prior, and in development version 1.1.
Solution:
Update to version 1.0.16.
http://www.nufw.org/-Downloads-.html
The development version has been fixed in the CVS repositories.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Changelog:
2005-12-07: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.nufw.org/-News-.html
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