|
DeleGate DNS Query Handling Denial of Service
|
|
Secunia Advisory:
|
SA19750
|
|
|
Release Date:
|
2006-04-26
|
|
Last Update:
|
2006-05-03
|
|
Popularity:
|
6,028 views
|
|
|
Critical:
|
Moderately critical
|
|
Impact:
|
DoS
|
|
Where:
|
From remote
|
|
Solution Status:
|
Vendor Patch
|
|
| Software: | DeleGate 8.x
|
|
|
Subscribe:
|
Instant alerts on relevant vulnerabilities 
|
|
| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-2072
|
|
Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in DeleGate, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the handling of malformed DNS query packets. This can lead to out-of-bounds memory accesses and infinite recursive function calls, which causes the process to stop responding to requests.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 8.11.5 and prior (stable), and in version 9.0.5 and prior (development).
Solution:
Update to version 8.11.6 or later.
http://www.delegate.org/delegate/download/
The vulnerability has also been fixed in development version 9.0.6.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor based on DNS Test Tool created by Oulu University Secure Programming Group.
Changelog:
2006-05-03: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
NISCC:
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20060425-00312.pdf?lang=en
|
|
|
Track this Secunia Advisory
|
Customers of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence solutions will automatically receive updates when new information regarding this advisory is released.
Read more about our Vulnerability Intelligence solutions and what they can do for you and your company.
|
|
|
About this Secunia Advisory
|
Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.
Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
|
