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Ipswitch Instant Messaging IMServer Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA28824
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Release Date:
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2008-02-08
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Last Update:
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2008-02-26
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Popularity:
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5,925 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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Unpatched
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| Software: | Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS) 2.x
Ipswitch Instant Messaging 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-0944
CVE-2008-0945
CVE-2008-0946
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Description:
Luigi Auriemma has discovered a vulnerability in Ipswitch Instant Messaging, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the IMServer service (IMServer.exe) and can be exploited to crash the service via a specially crafted packet sent to default port 5177/TCP.
NOTE: Other errors have also been reported e.g. a format-string error in the logging function.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.08 and is also reported to affect the IM clients. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Use in a trusted network environment only.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Luigi Auriemma
Changelog:
2008-02-26: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ipsimene-adv.txt
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