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TITLE:
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA52032

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RELEASE DATE:
2013-01-31

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DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in IBM Sterling
Connect:Direct, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a
DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerabilities are caused due to unspecified errors and can be
exploited to e.g. crash the Session Manager or exhaust resources via
specially crafted requests.

The vulnerabilities are reported in versions 3.8 and prior running on
UNIX.

SOLUTION:
Upgrade to version 4.0.00 or 4.1.0 and apply iFix.

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PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
IBM (QC20158):
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21623608
http://www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/security_bulletin_ibm_sterling_connect_direct_for_unix_various_denial_of_service_dos_vulnerabilities_in_ibm_sterling_connect_direct_for_unix_that_can_be_triggered_by_sending_specially_crafted_data_to_connect_direct_over_the_network_cve_2012_63527

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