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EmuLinker Packet Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18938
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Release Date:
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2006-02-20
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Last Update:
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2006-02-27
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Popularity:
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6,096 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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| Software: | EmuLinker 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0822
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in EmuLinker, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of certain network packets. This can be exploited to leave a "ghost game" on the server that will eventually result in a DoS via a specially-crafted packet.
The vulnerability has been reported in versions prior to 0.99.17.
Solution:
Update to version 0.99.17.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfi...group_id=127754&package_id=139844
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Changelog:
2006-02-27: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showno...release_id=394690&group_id=127754
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