Byte Fusion BFTelnet Long Username DoS Vulnerability

BID:771

Info

Byte Fusion BFTelnet Long Username DoS Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 771
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 03 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 03 1999 12:00AM
Credit: Posted to Bugtraq by Ussr Labs <[email protected]> on November 3, 1999.
Vulnerable: Byte Fusion BFTelnet 1.1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Byte Fusion BFTelnet Long Username DoS Vulnerability

BFTelnet, a telnet server for Windows NT by Byte Fusion, will crash if a user name of 3090 or more characters is supplied.

Exploit / POC

Byte Fusion BFTelnet Long Username DoS Vulnerability

telnet victim.com
Login: [3090 charcter string]

Solution / Fix

Byte Fusion BFTelnet Long Username DoS Vulnerability

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

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Byte Fusion BFTelnet Long Username DoS Vulnerability

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