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Ipswitch Instant Messaging Server Denial of Service
Secunia Advisory: SA26154
Release Date: 2007-07-24
Last Update: 2008-02-08
Popularity: 6,959 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS) 2.x
Ipswitch Instant Messaging 2.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Ipswitch Instant Messaging Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an overwritten destructor and can be exploited to crash the Ipswitch Instant Messaging Server through the "DoAttachVideoSender", "DoAttachVideoReceiver", "DoAttachAudioSender" or "DoAttachAudioReceiver" function by establishing a TCP session with the IM Server service on port 5179.

The vulnerability is reported in version 2.0.5.30. Other versions may also be affected.

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