Mah-Jong Server NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:10343

Info

Mah-Jong Server NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 10343
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0458
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 13 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 04:07AM
Credit: This issue was disclosed in a Debian advisory.
Vulnerable: Nicolas Boullis Mah-Jong 1.6
Nicolas Boullis Mah-Jong 1.4
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Mah-Jong Server NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

It has been reported that Mah-Jong server is prone to a remote denial of service vulnerability that may cause the server to crash. The issue has been reported to be exploitable so that a remote attacker may cause a vulnerable server to crash by dereferencing a NULL pointer.

It is not currently known whether this issue is restricted to Debian maintained versions of mah-jong or not. Although unconfirmed, other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Mah-Jong Server NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Mah-Jong Server NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Debian have released an advisory (DSA 503-1), which contains fixes to address this issue. Affected users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible. Further details regarding applying fixes are available in the referenced advisory.


Nicolas Boullis Mah-Jong 1.4

References

Mah-Jong Server NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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