PC Tools Spyware Doctor Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:31630

Info

PC Tools Spyware Doctor Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 31630
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 07 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 28 2008 04:06PM
Credit: Fabio Pinheiro
Vulnerable: PC Tools Spyware Doctor 6.0
Not Vulnerable: PC Tools Spyware Doctor 6.0 386

Discussion

PC Tools Spyware Doctor Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability

Spyware Doctor is prone to an unspecified denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to crash the system, denying service to legitimate users.

Versions prior to Spyware Doctor 6.0.0.386 are vulnerable to this issue.

Exploit / POC

PC Tools Spyware Doctor Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability

According to reports, this issue is triggered when trying to remove 'Backdoor.Beasty' from an infected system. Symantec has not tested or verified this information.

Solution / Fix

PC Tools Spyware Doctor Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an updated version; please see the references for more information.

References

PC Tools Spyware Doctor Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

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