60967 : ZABBIX zabbix_server/trapper/trapper.c process_trap() Function NULL Dereference DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-09-10

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-4500" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : The process_trap function in trapper/trapper.c in Zabbix Server before 1.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted request with data that lacks an expected : (colon) separator, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Classification

Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.8 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Related OSVDB ID: 60965 60966 60968
CVE ID: 2009-4500 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 37740
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2009-3514
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/current/0311.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/current/0312.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-993

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-01-01 | Disagree?

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