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Fujitsu NetShelter/FW DNS Handling Denial of Service
Secunia Advisory: SA19894
Release Date: 2006-05-02
Last Update: 2006-05-11
Popularity: 4,997 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Fujitsu NetShelter/FW Series

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-2240


Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Fujitsu NetShelter/FW, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the web cache and web proxy functionality when handling certain DNS packets. This can be exploited to cause the device to stop responding to requests.

The vulnerability has been reported in the following products:
* NetShelter/FW (E11Lxx and E12Lxx firmware versions)
* NetShelter/FW-P (all versions)
* NetShelter/FW-L (all versions)
* NetShelter/FW-M (all versions)

Solution:
Apply firmware updates.

Contact the vendor to obtain the updated firmware.

NetShelter/FW:
Update to firmware version E11L27 or E12L31.

NetShelter/FW-P:
Update to firmware version E10L29 or E11L41.

NetShelter/FW-L:
Update to firmware version E10L31.

NetShelter/FW-M:
Update to firmware version E10L31.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor based on DNS Test Tool created by Oulu University Secure Programming Group.

Changelog:
2006-05-11: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://software.fujitsu.com/jp/security/vulnerabilities/niscc144154.html
http://fenics.fujitsu.com/products/support/2006/dns_netshelter.html


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