Raknet contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when an empty UDP datagram is received by the server, and will result in loss of availability for the service.
Classification
Location:
Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type:
Denial of Service,
Input Manipulation
Impact:
Loss of Availability
Exploit:
Exploit Available
Disclosure:
OSVDB Verified
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.33 (05/30/2005) or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. Note that this flaw was fixed in the 5/30/2005 release without a change in version number. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.