Mah-Jong Server Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:8558

Info

Mah-Jong Server Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 8558
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2003-0706
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 07 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 11:56PM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability has been credited to Nicolas Boullis.
Vulnerable: Nicolas Boullis Mah-Jong 1.6
Nicolas Boullis Mah-Jong 1.4
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Mah-Jong Server Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

A remote denial of service vulnerability has been reported to affect the mah-jong game server. The issue has been reported to be exploitable so that a remote attacker may trigger a tight loop in the affected mah-jong server. This will cause the game server to be unresponsive to further commands, effectively denying service to legitimate users.

Solution / Fix

Mah-Jong Server Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Debian have released an advisory (DSA 378-1), which contains fixes to address this issue. Affected users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible. Further details regarding applying fixes are available in the referenced advisory.

References

Mah-Jong Server Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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