3021 : sipd gethostbyname_r DoS
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Disclosure

Dec 12, 2003

Discovery

Unknown

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Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

sipd contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when an attacker sends a malformed SIP request. Successful attacks will result in loss of availability of the host.

Classification

Unknown or Incomplete

Technical

Improper checking of gethostbyname_r return value.

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.1.4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

SX Design
Watch-list
sipd
Watch-list
0.1.2

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