---------------------------------------------------------------------- Use WSUS to deploy 3rd party patches Public BETA http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_3rd_third_party_patching/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Cafu Denial of Service and Format String Vulnerabilities SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA39054 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/39054/ DESCRIPTION: Luigi Auriemma has reported two vulnerabilities in Cafu, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise an application using the engine. 1) A NULL-pointer dereference when processing incomplete "CS0_RemoteConsoleCommand" packets can be exploited to crash an affected server. 2) A format string error when a client e.g. prints chat messages can be exploited to cause a crash or potentially corrupt memory via a specially crafted packet. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerabilities are reported in version 9.06. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Use the engine in trusted networks only. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Luigi Auriemma ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/cafux-adv.txt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------