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FAST360 Appliance DNS Analysis Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20618
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Release Date:
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2006-06-12
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Last Update:
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2007-03-02
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Popularity:
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4,839 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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| OS: | FAST360 3.x
FAST360 4.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-7054
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in FAST360 Appliance, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is cause due to an error within the handling of certain DNS packets. This can be exploited to cause the appliance to reboot.
Successful exploitation requires that the FAST DNS module is enabled and e.g. the appliance is configured to protect a DNS server.
The vulnerability has been reported in the following versions:
- Major release version 3.0 through 3.0/29
- Major release version 4.0 through 4.0/1
- Intermediate releases versions 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3.
Solution:
Update to version 3.0/30 or 4.0/2.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor based on DNS Test Tool created by Oulu University Secure Programming Group.
Changelog:
2007-03-02: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.arkoon.net/upload/alertes/33AK-2006-02-EN-1.0_FAST_DNS_DOS.pdf
Other References:
NISCC:
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20060425-00312.pdf?lang=en
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