Sharman Kazaa Media Desktop 1.7.1 Message resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Sharman Kazaa Media Desktop 1.7.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Message Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2002-2306. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sharman Kazaa Media Desktop 1.7.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Sharman Networks KaZaA Media Desktop 1.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending several large messages.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-2306 since 10/18/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38153 (KaZaa Media Desktop Large Message Denial of Service Vulnerability).

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9672), Exploit-DB (21653) and SecurityFocus (BID 5317†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Public
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07/25/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +159 days 🔍
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10/18/2007 +1752 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-2306 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2306
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19948
X-Force: 9672 - KaZaA Media Desktop large message denial of service
SecurityFocus: 5317 - KaZaA Media Desktop Large Message Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 11:59
Updated: 08/28/2025 20:05
Changes: 08/07/2014 11:59 (56), 04/20/2019 14:52 (1), 04/19/2025 23:59 (17), 08/28/2025 20:05 (2)
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