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TITLE:
Syslserve UDP Request Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA33566

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CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
Syslserve 1.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/21001/

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

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the processing of UDP
syslog requests and can be exploited to render the application
unresponsive.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 1.0.6.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.0.6.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Rob Kraus (princeofnigeria)

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Rob Kraus:
http://www.princeofnigeria.org/blogs/index.php/2009/01/15/syslserve-1-058-denial-of-service-vulner

Syslserve:
http://www.syslserve.com/changelog.html

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