TITLE:
NetPanzer "setFrame()" Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20250

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
NetPanzer 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/5375/

DESCRIPTION:
Luigi Auriemma has reported a vulnerability in NetPanzer, which can
be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to the "setFrame()" function
terminating the server if the "frameNum" flag is greater than 41.
This can be exploited by a malicious client to crash a vulnerable
server.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 0.8 (rev 952). Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Host games on trusted networks only.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Luigi Auriemma

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/panza-adv.txt

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