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Novell BorderManager Proxy Potential Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19163
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Release Date:
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2006-03-08
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Last Update:
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2006-03-16
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Popularity:
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5,972 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: | Novell BorderManager 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-1218
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in BorderManager, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to unspecified errors in the proxy when handling invalid content type or when handling media streaming over HTTP 1.1. This can potentially be exploited to cause abnormal termination of the proxy service.
Solution:
Apply POST SP4 Interim Release-2a or later.
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972993.htm
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Changelog:
2006-03-16: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?2972993.htm
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