Spytech Spynet Chat 6.5 denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Spytech Spynet Chat 6.5 (Chat Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Spytech Spynet Chat Server 6.5 allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service (crash) via a large number of connections to port 6387.

The weakness was presented 08/22/2001 by nemesystm as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0581. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling 6387.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (6509).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

05/07/2001 🔍
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08/22/2001 +107 days 🔍
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07/08/2014 +3492 days 🔍
05/27/2019 +1784 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: nemesystm
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0581 (🔍)
X-Force: 6509 - Spynet multiple connections denial of service
Vulnerability Center: 6501 - DoS in Spytech Spynet Chat 6.5 via Large Amount of Connections, Medium
SecurityFocus: 2701 - SpyNet Chat Server Multiple Connection Denial Of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2014 14:09
Updated: 05/27/2019 11:52
Changes: 07/08/2014 14:09 (64), 05/27/2019 11:52 (1)
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