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MLDonkey Network Modules IP Blocking Weakness
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26230
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Release Date:
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2007-07-27
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Last Update:
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2007-07-31
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Popularity:
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6,363 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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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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| Software: | MLdonkey 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-4100
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Description:
A weakness has been reported in MLDonkey, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The weakness is caused due to MLDonkey loading "$MLDONKEY/web_infos/*" after activating the network modules. This may allow other peers to connect from blocked IP addresses for a short time span.
The weakness is reported in versions prior to 2.9.0.
Solution:
Update to version 2.9.0.
Provided and/or discovered by:
blupp and spiralvoice
Changelog:
2007-07-31: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=527976
http://mldonkey.sourceforge.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=26264#26264
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