Generic Overflow Detection

high Nessus Plugin ID 10735

Synopsis

It might be possible to execute arbitrary code on this host.

Description

It was possible to crash the remote service by flooding it with too much data.

An attacker may use this flaw to make this service crash continuously, preventing this service from working properly. It may also be possible to exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on this host.

Solution

Contact your vendor and inform it of this vulnerability. Upgrade your sofware.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 10735

File Name: miscflood.nasl

Version: Revision: 1.36

Type: remote

Family: General

Published: 8/26/2001

Updated: 5/26/2014

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Detections

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