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Posted on 30 May 2012
Source : packetstormsecurity.org Link
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TITLE:
TFTPD32 DNS Server Denial of Service Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA49301
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RELEASE DATE:
2012-05-29
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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in TFTPD32, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error when processing requests
and can be exploited to crash the server via a specially crafted
request to UDP port 53.
Successful exploitation requires that the DNS server is enabled
(disabled by default).
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 4.0.0. Other versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Restrict access to trusted hosts only.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
demonalex
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