84862 : GNU Gatekeeper (gnugk) Status Port Connection Saturation Remote DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-08-23

Description

GNU Gatekeeper (gnugk) contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a remote attacker saturates the status port with connections, which the program fails to prevent, resulting in a loss of availability.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Attack Type Unknown
Impact: Impact Unknown
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Jan Willamowius

Gatekeeper

3.0

References

CVE ID: 2012-3534 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 50343
Bugtraq ID: 55198
ISS X-Force ID: 77975
Vendor URL: http://www.gnugk.org/
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.gnugk.org/gnugk-3.1.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/25/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/25/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/27/1

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-09-03 | Disagree?

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