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[SA34799] eMule Plus Logging Infinite Loop Denial of Service

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Tue Apr 21 2009 - 15:24:04 CDT

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TITLE:
eMule Plus Logging Infinite Loop Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34799

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34799/

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

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error within the
logging functionality, which can be exploited to trigger an infinite
loop.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 1.2e.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.2e.
http://emuleplus.info/

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=676726

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