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RT Devel::StackTrace Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30830
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Release Date:
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2008-06-25
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Last Update:
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2008-08-13
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Popularity:
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1,758 views
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Critical:
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Less 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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| Software: | RT (Request Tracker) 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-3502
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in RT, which can exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the "Devel::StackTrace" Perl module and can be exploited to exhaust all available memory or consume all CPU resources.
Successful exploitation requires that the attacker is a privileged RT user.
The vulnerability is reported in 3.x versions prior to 3.6.7.
Solution:
Update to version 3.6.7.
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Rune Hammersland.
Changelog:
2008-08-13: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2008-June/000158.html
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