OptiSoft Blubster Remote Denial of Service Attack
BID:8482
Info
OptiSoft Blubster Remote Denial of Service Attack
| Bugtraq ID: | 8482 |
| Class: | Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions |
| CVE: |
CVE-2003-0760 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Aug 25 2003 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Jul 11 2009 11:56PM |
| Credit: | The disclosure of this issue has been credited to Luca Ercoli. |
| Vulnerable: |
OptiSoft Blubster 2.5 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
OptiSoft Blubster Remote Denial of Service Attack
It has been reported that Blubster is prone to a remote denial of service vulnerability due to a port flooding attack on TCP port 701. The problem is reported to present itself when a remote attacker floods port 701 with voice chat session requests. This issue may cause the software to crash resulting in a denial of service to legitimate users.
This attack may not be logged, therefore allowing an attack to exploit this issue persistently.
It has been reported that Blubster is prone to a remote denial of service vulnerability due to a port flooding attack on TCP port 701. The problem is reported to present itself when a remote attacker floods port 701 with voice chat session requests. This issue may cause the software to crash resulting in a denial of service to legitimate users.
This attack may not be logged, therefore allowing an attack to exploit this issue persistently.