Beast Resource Limit Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
BID:23697
CVE-2006-2916 | CVE-2006-4447 |Info
Beast Resource Limit Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 23697 |
| Class: | Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | No |
| Local: | Yes |
| Published: | Apr 27 2007 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Apr 30 2007 09:00PM |
| Credit: | The vendor disclosed this issue. |
| Vulnerable: |
Beast Beast 0.7 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
Beast Beast 0.7.1 |
Discussion
Beast Resource Limit Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Beast is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.
A local attacker can exploit this issue to overwrite potentially sensitive files, ultimately resulting in denial-of-service conditions.
Beast is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.
A local attacker can exploit this issue to overwrite potentially sensitive files, ultimately resulting in denial-of-service conditions.
Exploit / POC
Beast Resource Limit Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
To exploit this issue, the attacker requires local interactive access to a vulnerable computer.
To exploit this issue, the attacker requires local interactive access to a vulnerable computer.
Solution / Fix
Beast Resource Limit Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Solution:
The vendor has addressed this issue in version 0.7.1. Please see the references for more information.
Beast Beast 0.7
Solution:
The vendor has addressed this issue in version 0.7.1. Please see the references for more information.
Beast Beast 0.7
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Beast beast-0.7.1.tar.bz2
http://beast.gtk.org/beast-ftp/v0.7/beast-0.7.1.tar.bz2