Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | New centericq packages fix denial of service |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | DSA-912 | First vendor Publication | 2005-11-30 |
| Vendor | Debian | Last vendor Modification | 2005-11-30 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | 1 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.8 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Wernfried Haas discovered that centericq, a text-mode multi-protocol instant messenger client, can crash when it receives certain zero length packets and is directly connected to the Internet. For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 4.5.1-1.1woody1. For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 4.20.0-1sarge3. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 4.21.0-4. We recommend that you upgrade your centericq package. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-912 |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200512-11 (CenterICQ) File : nvt/glsa_200512_11.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 912-1 (centericq) File : nvt/deb_912_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 21270 | Centericq Zero Length Packet Remote DoS Centericq contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a remote attacker sends a zero length packet to the Centericq client, and will result in loss of availability for Centericq. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2006-10-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-912.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-12-30 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200512-11.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:34:42 |
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