Spytech Spynet Chat 6.5 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Spytech Spynet Chat 6.5. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2001-0581. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to apply restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38057 (SpyNet Chat Server Multiple Connection Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling 6387.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6509), Exploit-DB (20828), SecurityFocus (BID 2701†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6501†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

05/07/2001 🔍
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08/22/2001 +107 days 🔍
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12/15/2004 +1211 days 🔍
07/08/2014 +3492 days 🔍
10/05/2025 +4107 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2001-0581 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0581
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17213
X-Force: 6509 - Spynet multiple connections denial of service
SecurityFocus: 2701 - SpyNet Chat Server Multiple Connection Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6501 - DoS in Spytech Spynet Chat 6.5 via Large Amount of Connections, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2014 14:09
Updated: 10/05/2025 19:01
Changes: 07/08/2014 14:09 (64), 05/27/2019 11:52 (1), 02/03/2025 14:08 (21), 10/05/2025 19:01 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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