LAN Messenger Malformed Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:53333

Info

LAN Messenger Malformed Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 53333
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-3845
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 02 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 07:35AM
Credit: Julien Ahrens
Vulnerable: LAN Messenger LAN Messenger 1.2.28
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

LAN Messenger Malformed Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

LAN Messenger is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker may exploit this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

LAN Messenger 1.2.28 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

LAN Messenger Malformed Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit is available:

Solution / Fix

LAN Messenger Malformed Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

LAN Messenger Malformed Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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