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TITLE:
libtirpc "__rpc_taddr2uaddr_af()" Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32403

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32403/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
libtirpc 0.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/17898/

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

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the
"__rpc_taddr2uaddr_af()" function in src/rpc_generic.c and can be
exploited to crash an application using the library via a specially
crafted RPC request.

This may be related to:
SA23700

The vulnerability is reported in version 0.1.9. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not process untrusted RPC requests using the library.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by Tomas Hoger in a Red Hat bug report.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468014

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA23700:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23700/

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