CVE-2008-6671 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 8 Apr 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted UDP packet, affecting SunAge server software.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-6671?

CVE-2008-6671 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vertex4 SunAge 1.08.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and hang) via a crafted join packet to UDP port 27960.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6671?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vertex4 Sunage.

How do I fix CVE-2008-6671?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6671 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2008-6671 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6671 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hfh6-86pq-3p7h.