XFire Packet Handling Denial Of Service Vulnerability
BID:20548
Info
XFire Packet Handling Denial Of Service Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 20548 |
| Class: | Design Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Oct 16 2006 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Oct 16 2006 10:09PM |
| Credit: | n00b is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability. |
| Vulnerable: |
Xfire Xfire 1.6.4 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
XFire Packet Handling Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Xfire is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected client application, denying service to legitimate users. Remote code execution may also be possible; this has not been confirmed.
This issue affects version 1.6.4; earlier versions may also be vulnerable.
Xfire is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected client application, denying service to legitimate users. Remote code execution may also be possible; this has not been confirmed.
This issue affects version 1.6.4; earlier versions may also be vulnerable.
Exploit / POC
XFire Packet Handling Denial Of Service Vulnerability
The attacker must send a malicious payload sufficient to exploit this issue to a vulnerable client.
The following proof of concept is available:
The attacker must send a malicious payload sufficient to exploit this issue to a vulnerable client.
The following proof of concept is available:
Solution / Fix
XFire Packet Handling Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].