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Piolet Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9586
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Release Date:
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2003-08-22
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Popularity:
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5,430 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Piolet 1.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Piolet allowing malicious people to cause a Denial of Service on the application.
The problem is that Piolet fails to handle a large number of requests on port 701/tcp. This may cause the appliaction to crash.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.05. However, prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Use a firewall or personal firewall to block offending IP addresses.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Luca Ercoli
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