SilverSHielD 'opendir()' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:31884

Info

SilverSHielD 'opendir()' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 31884
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2008-6175
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 23 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 16 2015 05:52PM
Credit: Jeremy Brown
Vulnerable: SilverSHielD SilverShielD 1.0.2.34
Not Vulnerable: SilverSHielD SilverShielD 1.0.3.35

Discussion

SilverSHielD 'opendir()' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

SilverSHielD is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because the application fails to handle excessive user input.

An attacker may exploit this issue to crash the vulnerable application, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

SilverSHielD 1.0.2.34 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

SilverSHielD 'opendir()' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit is available:

Solution / Fix

SilverSHielD 'opendir()' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please contact the vendor for more information.

References

SilverSHielD 'opendir()' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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