Denial of service in OpenBSD
Vulnerability: Denial of service in OpenBSD
Danger: Low
Number of vulnerabilities: 1
Vector of operation: Network
Impact: Denial of service
Affected products: OpenBSD 5.1, OpenBSD 5.2
Affected versions:
– OpenBSD 5.1, perhaps the only one.
– OpenBSD 5.2, perhaps the only one.
Description:
The vulnerability can be exploited to cause a DoS attack.
The vulnerability is caused due to insufficient input validation when processing multiple RPC requests. This can be exploited via a specially crafted packet sent to TCP port 111, a DoS attack.
Manufacturer URL: http://www.openbsd.org/51.html
links:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-11/0169.html
