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[SA28316] SeattleLab SLNet RF Telnet Server Denial of Service

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Fri Jan 04 2008 - 19:47:04 CST

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TITLE:
SeattleLab SLNet RF Telnet Server Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28316

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28316/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
SeattleLab SLNet RF Telnet Server 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/17077/

DESCRIPTION:
Luigi Auriemma has discovered a vulnerability in SeattleLab SLNet RF
Telnet Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a
DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to a NULL-pointer dereference error
within the Seattle Lab Telnet Server service (SLnet.exe) and can be
exploited to cause the service to crash by sending a specially
crafted packet.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 4.1. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict network access to the service.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Luigi Auriemma

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

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